Which to use
“incline” and “inflige” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,151
- “incline” frequency rank
- #25,012
- “inflige” frequency rank
- 41163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incline | inflige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de incliner. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de infliger. |
Where the eye mixes incline and inflige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between incline and inflige
A purely visual mix-up. incline (\ɛ̃.klin\) and inflige (\ɛ̃.fliʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41163, 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\. inflige is at rank #25,012, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.fliʒ\.
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 41163, this pair ranks #235,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incline vs inflige
Shared letters: eiln. Private to "incline": c. Private to "inflige": fg.
"incline" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "inflige" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incline" for "inflige" ever safe?
Frequency check: "incline" vs "inflige" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "inflige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incline" and "inflige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inflige vs infligent". 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 #235,148 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.