Which to use
“incorporate” is a verb and “incorporated” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,947
- “incorporate” frequency rank
- #5,136
- “incorporated” frequency rank
- 14083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incorporate | incorporated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To include (something) as a part. | Being a type of company, a legal entity where the ownership has been arranged into shares. A shareholder has no responsibilities to the company and the potential losses of the shareholder are limited to the value of the stock turning to zero in the case of a bankruptcy. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set incorporate and incorporated apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: incorporate is /ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/ while incorporated is /ɪŋˈkɔːpəɹeɪtɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “incorporate” sits inside “incorporated”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incorporate is recorded at frequency rank #8,947, classified as averb, pronounced /ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/. incorporated is at rank #5,136, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɪŋˈkɔːpəɹeɪtɪd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14083, this pair ranks #472,148 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of incorporate vs incorporated
Shared letters: aceinoprt. Private to "incorporate": -. Private to "incorporated": d.
"incorporate" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCV · "incorporated" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incorporate ← icnorporate · inccorporate · incoprorate · incoroprate · incorpoarte · incorporaet · incorporatte · incorporrate
- incorporated ← icnorporated · inccorporated · incoprorated · incoroprated · incorpoarted · incorporaetd · incorporatde · incorporatedd
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incorporate" and "incorporated" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "incorporate" or "incorporated"?
Remembering incorporate vs incorporated
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “incorporate”; for an adjective, it's “incorporated”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “incorporate” entry
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