incluidavsincluirWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: incluida is a participle, incluir is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“incluida” is a participle and “incluir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,117
“incluida” frequency rank
#3,637
“incluir” frequency rank
8754
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incluida incluir
Definition Forma del femenino de incluido, participio de incluir. Poner una cosa dentro de otra dentro de sus límites.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set incluida and incluir apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
incluida
7 ch
incluir

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: incluida is [ĩŋˈklwið̞a] while incluir is [ĩŋˈklwiɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incluida is recorded at frequency rank #5,117, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩŋˈklwið̞a]. 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 8754, this pair ranks #304,030 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of incluida vs incluir

Shared letters: cilnu. Private to "incluida": ad. Private to "incluir": r.

"incluida" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV  ·  "incluir" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incluidaicnluida · inccluida · incliuda · inclluida · includia · incluiad · incluidda · inculida
  • incluiricnluir · inccluir · incliur · inclluir · incluirr · incluri · inculir · inlcuir

Frequency comparison

incluida#5,117
incluir#3,637

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "incluida" and "incluir" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "incluida" is a participle and "incluir" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "incluida" or "incluir"?
"incluir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,637 in our Spanish list, against #5,117 for "incluida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering incluida vs incluir

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “incluida”; for a verb, it's “incluir”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “incluida” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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