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“incluyen” and “incluyó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,451
- “incluyen” frequency rank
- #8,272
- “incluyó” frequency rank
- 10723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incluyen | incluyó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente 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 incluyen and incluyó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. incluyen runs 8 letters (VCCCVVVC) against incluyó's 7 (VCCCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: incluyen vs incluyó
A purely visual mix-up. incluyen ([ĩŋˈkluʝẽn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incluyen is recorded at frequency rank #2,451, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋˈkluʝẽn]. 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 10723, this pair ranks #297,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of incluyen vs incluyó
Shared letters: cilnuy. Private to "incluyen": e. Private to "incluyó": ó.
"incluyen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVVC · "incluyó" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- incluyen ← icnluyen · inccluyen · inclluyen · inclueyn · incluyenn · incluyne · incluyyen · inclyuen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incluyen" and "incluyó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "incluyen" or "incluyó" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "incluyen" 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 #297,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incluyen" and "incluyó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incluyó vs intuyo". 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 #297,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.