Which to use
“incarne” and “incarner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,254
- “incarne” frequency rank
- #14,057
- “incarner” frequency rank
- 22311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incarne | incarner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de incarner. | Donner une existence concrète à une valeur abstraite. |
Where the eye mixes incarne and incarner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. incarne runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against incarner's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between incarne and incarner
A purely visual mix-up. incarne (\ɛ̃.kaʁn\) and incarner (\ɛ̃.kaʁ.ne\) 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 extra letter(s) - “incarne” sits inside “incarner”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incarne is recorded at frequency rank #8,254, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kaʁn\. incarner is at rank #14,057, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kaʁ.ne\.
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 22311, this pair ranks #358,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of incarne vs incarner
Shared letters: aceinr. Private to "incarne": -. Private to "incarner": -.
"incarne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "incarner" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incarne" and "incarner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "incarne" or "incarner"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "incarne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incarner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incarne" and "incarner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incarner vs interner". 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 #358,680 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.