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“incluían” and “incluyen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,383
- “incluían” frequency rank
- #2,451
- “incluyen” frequency rank
- 16834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incluían | incluyen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de incluir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incluir. |
Where the eye mixes incluían and incluyen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. incluían and incluyen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: incluían vs incluyen
A purely visual mix-up. incluían ([ĩŋˈklwiãn]) and incluyen ([ĩŋˈkluʝẽn]) 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 16834, 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]. incluyen is at rank #2,451, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋˈkluʝẽn].
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 16834, this pair ranks #274,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of incluían vs incluyen
Shared letters: cilnu. Private to "incluían": aí. Private to "incluyen": ey.
"incluían" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVVC · "incluyen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incluyen ← icnluyen · inccluyen · inclluyen · inclueyn · incluyenn · incluyne · incluyyen · inclyuen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incluían" and "incluyen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "incluían" vs "incluyen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "incluían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incluyen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incluían" and "incluyen" 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 #274,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.