inclination

\ɛ̃.kli.na.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.kli.na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“inclination” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,599. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,599
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’incliner, de pencher, par exemple la tête ou le corps en signe d’acquiescement ou de respect.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inclination · inclination · French

inclination · rank #48,599 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,599
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH incinérateur

Nearest frequency peer: incinérateur (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « inclination »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « inclination » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

inclination vs incitation
82% similar
inclination vs incarnation
82% similar
inclination vs inclinaison
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for inclination
PropertyValue
Headwordinclination
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.kli.na.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#48,599
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inclination »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.inclinationse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « incinérateur » (#48,598), « inconditionnels » (#48,600), « indulgents » (#48,601). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inclination » est au #48,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around inclination (IPA \ɛ̃.kli.na.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,599 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for inclination, with forms such as "icnlination", "incclination", and "incilnation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "incitation", "incarnation", "inclinaison", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is inclination, spelled I-N-C-L-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’incliner, de pencher, par exemple la tête ou le corps en signe d’acquiescement ou de respect.
  2. 2
    Mouvement de l’âme qui vous porte vers quelque chose.
  3. 3
    Mouvement du cœur qui porte à aimer quelqu’un.
  4. 4
    Personne qu’on aime.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how inclination appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Elle le salua sans lui parler, une simple inclination, un signe de sa main l'invitèrent à s'asseoir ; […].
  2. Tous les deux se saluèrent avec un égal empressement, et Sophie reçut du jeune colonel une inclination respectueuse.

This word in other languages

inclination(English)inclinación(Español)Neigung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnlination
  • incclination
  • incilnation
  • incliantion
  • inclinaiton
  • inclinatino
  • inclinationn
  • inclinatoin
  • inclinattion
  • inclinnation
  • inclintaion
  • incllination
  • inclniation
  • inlcination
  • innclination
  • niclination

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inclination - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

icnlination2incclination1incilnation2incliantion2inclinaiton2inclinatino2inclinationn1inclinatoin2
Edit distance from "inclination"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inclination"?
"inclination" is spelled I-N-C-L-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kli.na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "inclination" mean?
As a noun, "inclination" means: Action d’incliner, de pencher, par exemple la tête ou le corps en signe d’acquiescement ou de respect.
What words are commonly confused with "inclination"?
"inclination" is commonly confused with "incitation", "incarnation", "inclinaison". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inclination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inclination" is \ɛ̃.kli.na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inclination" come from?
"inclination" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inclination", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

immédiateté#48,590guérilleros#48,567logicielles#48,644Malesherbes#48,651

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

indulgents16 variantsirritabilité16 variantsférocement16 variantsfélicitons16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list