Which to use
“inclinée” is an adjective and “incliner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,900
- “inclinée” frequency rank
- #18,778
- “incliner” frequency rank
- 42678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inclinée | incliner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de incliné. | Mettre dans une situation oblique, par rapport au plan de l’horizon. |
Same sound, different letters: inclinée vs incliner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. inclinée (VCCCVCVV) and incliner (VCCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - inclinée and incliner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: inclinée and incliner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.kli.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inclinée is recorded at frequency rank #23,900, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kli.ne\. incliner is at rank #18,778, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kli.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 42678, this pair ranks #223,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inclinée vs incliner
Shared letters: ceiln. Private to "inclinée": é. Private to "incliner": r.
"inclinée" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV · "incliner" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incliner ← icnliner · inccliner · incilner · inclienr · inclinerr · inclinner · inclinre · inclliner
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inclinée" and "incliner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "inclinée" vs "incliner" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "inclinée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incliner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inclinée" and "incliner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inclinée vs inopinée". 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 #223,784 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.