Which to use
“incluían” and “incluir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,383
- “incluían” frequency rank
- #3,637
- “incluir” frequency rank
- 18020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incluían | incluir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de incluir. | Poner una cosa dentro de otra dentro de sus límites. |
Where the eye mixes incluían and incluir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. incluían runs 8 letters (VCCCVVVC) against incluir's 7 (VCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: incluían vs incluir
A purely visual mix-up. incluían ([ĩŋˈklwiãn]) and incluir ([ĩŋˈklwiɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incluían is recorded at frequency rank #14,383, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋˈklwiãn]. incluir is at rank #3,637, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋˈklwiɾ].
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 18020, this pair ranks #269,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of incluían vs incluir
Shared letters: cilnu. Private to "incluían": aí. Private to "incluir": r.
"incluían" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVVC · "incluir" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incluir ← icnluir · inccluir · incliur · inclluir · incluirr · incluri · inculir · inlcuir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incluían" and "incluir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "incluían" or "incluir" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "incluían" and "incluir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "incluían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incluir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incluían" and "incluir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incluían vs incluirán". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #269,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.