inclinésvsinclusesConfusable pair

Which to use

“inclinés” and “incluses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,816
“inclinés” frequency rank
#21,044
“incluses” frequency rank
50860
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inclinés incluses
Definition Masculin pluriel de incliné. Féminin pluriel de l’adjectif inclus.

Where the eye mixes inclinés and incluses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. inclinés and incluses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
inclinés
8 ch
incluses

Look-alike desk: inclinés vs incluses

A purely visual mix-up. inclinés (\ɛ̃.kli.ne\) and incluses (\ɛ̃.klyz\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inclinés is recorded at frequency rank #29,816, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kli.ne\. incluses is at rank #21,044, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.klyz\.

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 50860, this pair ranks #159,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of inclinés vs incluses

Shared letters: cilns. Private to "inclinés": é. Private to "incluses": eu.

"inclinés" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "incluses" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incluses ← icnluses · inccluses · inclluses · inclsues · incluess · inclusess · inclusses · inculses

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inclinés" and "incluses" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.kli.ne\ versus \ɛ̃.klyz\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "inclinés" vs "incluses" - which ranks higher?
"incluses" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,044 in our French list, against #29,816 for "inclinés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inclinés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "incluses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #159,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inclinés" and "incluses" 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 #159,377 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list