inclined
/ɪnˈklaɪnd/adjective, verb
inclined is spelled I-N-C-L-I-N-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, inclined means “At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inclined?
| Letters | 8: I-N-C-L-I-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is inclined?
Inclined appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce inclined?
- /ɪnˈklaɪnd/
Inclined has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-inclined.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inclined
- more inclined comparative
- most inclined superlative
- enclin’d
- enclined
- inclin’d
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inclined mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.
The take-off ramp was inclined at 20 degrees.
- 2
Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
I am inclined to believe you.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of incline
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inclined in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.