Which to use
“incliner” is a verb and “inclinés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,778
- “incliner” frequency rank
- #29,816
- “inclinés” frequency rank
- 48594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incliner | inclinés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre dans une situation oblique, par rapport au plan de l’horizon. | Masculin pluriel de incliné. |
Same sound, different letters: incliner vs inclinés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. incliner and inclinés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - incliner and inclinés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: incliner and inclinés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.kli.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 48594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incliner is recorded at frequency rank #18,778, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kli.ne\. inclinés is at rank #29,816, tagged as anadj, 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 48594, this pair ranks #177,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incliner vs inclinés
Shared letters: ciln. Private to "incliner": er. Private to "inclinés": sé.
"incliner" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "inclinés" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incliner ← icnliner · inccliner · incilner · inclienr · inclinerr · inclinner · inclinre · inclliner
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incliner" and "inclinés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "incliner" or "inclinés" show up more?
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 "incliner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inclinés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incliner" and "inclinés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incités vs inclinés". 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 #177,647 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.