Which to use
“incluía” and “incluyó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,475
- “incluía” frequency rank
- #8,272
- “incluyó” frequency rank
- 17747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incluía | incluyó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de incluir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de incluir. |
Where the eye mixes incluía and incluyó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. incluía and incluyó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between incluía and incluyó
A purely visual mix-up. incluía ([ĩŋˈklwia]) and incluyó ([ĩŋkluˈʝo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incluía is recorded at frequency rank #9,475, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋˈklwia]. incluyó is at rank #8,272, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkluˈʝo].
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 17747, this pair ranks #270,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of incluía vs incluyó
Shared letters: cilnu. Private to "incluía": aí. Private to "incluyó": yó.
"incluía" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVV · "incluyó" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incluía" and "incluyó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "incluía" vs "incluyó" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "incluía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incluyó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incluía" and "incluyó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incluyó vs intuyo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #270,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.