incliner

\ɛ̃.kli.ne\

/\ɛ̃.kli.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“incliner” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #18,778 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#18,778
frequency rank, French
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mettre dans une situation oblique, par rapport au plan de l’horizon.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

incliner vs infliger
75% similar
incliner vs inclinés
75% similar
incliner vs inciter
75% similar

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

Key facts for incliner
PropertyValue
Headwordincliner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.kli.ne\
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,778
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “incliner” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). incliner lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for incliner is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.kli.ne\. Corpus data places it at rank #18,778 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for incliner, with forms such as "icnliner", "inccliner", and "incilner". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "infliger", "inclinés", "inciter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is incliner, spelled I-N-C-L-I-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre dans une situation oblique, par rapport au plan de l’horizon.
  2. 2
    Baisser, courber.
  3. 3
    Causer de l’inclination pour.
  4. 4
    Être penché.
  5. 5
    Avoir du penchant, de la prédilection pour quelque chose, être porté à quelque chose.
  6. 6
    Commencer à parvenir vers le but.
  7. 7
    Pencher son buste ou sa tête vers l’avant pour saluer.
  8. 8
    Admettre ; ne plus contester ; renoncer à ; se soumettre à.

This word in other languages

bend(English)inclinar(Español)verbeugen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: icnliner,inccliner,incilner,inclienr,inclinerr,inclinner,inclinre,inclliner,inclnier,inlciner,inncliner,nicliner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incliner - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

icnliner2inccliner1incilner2inclienr2inclinerr1inclinner1inclinre2inclliner1
Edit distance from "incliner"

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 "incliner"?
"incliner" is spelled I-N-C-L-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kli.ne\.
What does "incliner" mean?
As a verb, "incliner" means: Mettre dans une situation oblique, par rapport au plan de l’horizon.
What words are commonly confused with "incliner"?
"incliner" is commonly confused with "infliger", "inclinés", "inciter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incliner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incliner" is \ɛ̃.kli.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incliner" come from?
"incliner" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “incliner”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-N-C-L-I-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ̃.kli.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “infliger” - see the side-by-side comparison. incliner vs infliger
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list