inclinóvsinclusoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: inclinó is a verb, incluso is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“inclinó” is a verb and “incluso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,112
“inclinó” frequency rank
#320
“incluso” frequency rank
30432
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inclinó incluso
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de inclinar o de inclinarse. Comprendido

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set inclinó and incluso apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
inclinó
7 ch
incluso

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inclinó is [ĩŋkliˈno] while incluso is [ĩŋˈkluso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inclinó is recorded at frequency rank #30,112, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkliˈno]. incluso is at rank #320, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋˈkluso].

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 30432, this pair ranks #212,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of inclinó vs incluso

Shared letters: ciln. Private to "inclinó": ó. Private to "incluso": osu.

"inclinó" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "incluso" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inclusoicnluso · inccluso · inclluso · inclsuo · incluos · inclusso · inculso · inlcuso

Frequency comparison

inclinó#30,112
incluso#320

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inclinó" and "incluso" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "inclinó" is a verb and "incluso" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "inclinó" or "incluso"?
"incluso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #320 in our Spanish list, against #30,112 for "inclinó". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering inclinó vs incluso

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “inclinó”; for an adjective, it's “incluso”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “inclinó” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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