inclusive
/ɪnˈkluːsɪv/adjective
inclusive is spelled I-N-C-L-U-S-I-V-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, inclusive means “Including (almost) everything within its scope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inclusive?
| Letters | 9: I-N-C-L-U-S-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.3 times per million words; the 7,445th 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 inclusive?
Inclusive appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th 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 inclusive?
- /ɪnˈkluːsɪv/
Inclusive has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-inclusive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inclusive
- more inclusive comparative
- most inclusive superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inclusive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Including (almost) everything within its scope.
an inclusive list of data formats
- 2
Including the extremes as well as the area between.
numbers 1 to 10 inclusive
- 3
Of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed.
The pronoun in "If you want, we could go back to my place for coffee" is an inclusive "we".
- 4
Including or accepting those belonging to a particular group.
trans-inclusive feminism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate inclusive?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of inclusive: incl, incl..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inclusive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inclusif |
| German | vollständig, vollumfänglich, allumfassend |
| Portuguese | inclusivo |
| Spanish | inclusivo , inclusive |
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.
Where does inclusive come from?
Derived from Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, from Latin inclūsus + -īvus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).