Which to use
“inceste” and “incruste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,166
- “inceste” frequency rank
- #42,397
- “incruste” frequency rank
- 62563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inceste | incruste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relation sexuelle illicite entre les personnes qui sont parentes ou alliées au degré prohibé par les lois civiles ou religieuses. | Action de s’incruster, de s’installer chez autrui sans être désiré. |
Where the eye mixes inceste and incruste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses inceste with incruste
A purely visual mix-up. inceste (\ɛ̃.sɛst\) and incruste (\ɛ̃.kʁyst\) 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 62563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inceste is recorded at frequency rank #20,166, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.sɛst\. incruste is at rank #42,397, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.kʁyst\.
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 62563, this pair ranks #86,441 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of inceste vs incruste
Shared letters: ceinst. Private to "inceste": -. Private to "incruste": ru.
"inceste" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "incruste" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inceste" and "incruste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "inceste" vs "incruste" - which ranks higher?
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 "inceste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incruste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,441 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inceste" and "incruste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incruste vs incrustée". 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 #86,441 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.