Which to use
“incident” is an adjective and “incluent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,243
- “incident” frequency rank
- #14,702
- “incluent” frequency rank
- 18945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incident | incluent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui survient accessoirement dans une affaire. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de inclure. |
Where the eye mixes incident and incluent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. incident (VCCVCVCC) and incluent (VCCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: incident vs incluent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: incident is \ɛ̃.si.dɑ̃\ while incluent is \ɛ̃.kly\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incident is recorded at frequency rank #4,243, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.si.dɑ̃\. incluent is at rank #14,702, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kly\.
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 18945, this pair ranks #375,796 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of incident vs incluent
Shared letters: ceint. Private to "incident": d. Private to "incluent": lu.
"incident" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "incluent" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incident" for "incluent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "incident" or "incluent"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "incident" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incluent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,796 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incident" and "incluent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inclue vs incluent". 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 #375,796 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.