incl

prep

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"incl" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“incl” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,828. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,828
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbreviation of including.

Corpus desk

Index EN-incl · incl · English

incl · rank #21,828 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,828
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH ich

Nearest frequency peer: ich (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “incl”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “incl” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

incl vs ink
50% similar
incl vs inn
50% similar
incl vs ins
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for incl
PropertyValue
Headwordincl
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPreposition
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,828
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “incl”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).incllands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “ich” (#21,826), “intangible” (#21,830), “hye” (#21,825). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “incl” is #21,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around incl, apreposition. Corpus frequency is #21,828 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Abbreviation of including.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for incl, with forms such as "icnl", "inccl", and "incll". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ink", "inn", "ins", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is incl, spelled I-N-C-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abbreviation of including.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how incl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Must have exp w/ shell, incl Bash, & command line text processing incl grep, awk, & sed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnl
  • inccl
  • incll
  • inlc
  • inncl
  • nicl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incl - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

icnl2inccl1incll1inlc2inncl1nicl2
Edit distance from "incl"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "incl"?
"incl" is spelled I-N-C-L.
What does "incl" mean?
As a preposition, "incl" means: Abbreviation of including.
What words are commonly confused with "incl"?
"incl" is commonly confused with "ink", "inn", "ins". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "incl" come from?
"incl" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "incl", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lear#21,846gage#21,805fuji#21,803melo#21,860

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

giddy6 variantsmelee6 variantstint6 variantsVlad6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list