Which to use
“incline” and “inclue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,151
- “incline” frequency rank
- #38,359
- “inclue” frequency rank
- 54510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incline | inclue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de incliner. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de inclure. |
Where the eye mixes incline and inclue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. incline runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against inclue's 6 (VCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: incline vs inclue
A purely visual mix-up. incline (\ɛ̃.klin\) and inclue (\ɛ̃.kly\) 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 54510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incline is recorded at frequency rank #16,151, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.klin\. inclue is at rank #38,359, 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 54510, this pair ranks #133,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incline vs inclue
Shared letters: ceiln. Private to "incline": -. Private to "inclue": u.
"incline" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "inclue" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incline" for "inclue" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "incline" or "inclue" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "incline" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inclue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incline" and "inclue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inclue vs income". 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 #133,518 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.