y compris
\i kɔ̃.pʁi\
The verdict
“y compris” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inclus dans ce qui est énoncé de manière plus générale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-y-compris · y compris · French
y compris · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Y" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | y compris |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \i kɔ̃.pʁi\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « y compris » en français
Rare enough to double-check
y compris is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \i kɔ̃.pʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inclus dans ce qui est énoncé de manière plus générale.".
Zero misspellings are on record for y compris in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is y compris, spelled Y- -C-O-M-P-R-I-S.
Definition
- 1Inclus dans ce qui est énoncé de manière plus générale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how y compris appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un chancel séparait désormais les deux groupes. L’accès au chœur n’était autorisé qu’au moment de la communion, y compris pour les femmes.
Camille lisait tout, y compris les descriptifs les plus détaillés comme Débroussailleuse thermique 1,1 Cv Barre anti-recul Transmission rigide antivibrée avec renvoi Allumage électronique Poids 5,6 kg.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.