Which to use
“incluait” and “inclut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,358
- “incluait” frequency rank
- #7,072
- “inclut” frequency rank
- 45430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incluait | inclut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de inclure. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de inclure. |
Where the eye mixes incluait and inclut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. incluait runs 8 letters (VCCCVVVC) against inclut's 6 (VCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: incluait vs inclut
A purely visual mix-up. incluait (\ɛ̃.kly.ɛ\) and inclut (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incluait is recorded at frequency rank #38,358, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kly.ɛ\. inclut is at rank #7,072, 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 45430, this pair ranks #202,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incluait vs inclut
Shared letters: cilntu. Private to "incluait": a. Private to "inclut": -.
"incluait" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVVC · "inclut" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incluait" and "inclut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "incluait" vs "inclut" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "incluait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inclut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incluait" and "inclut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incluait vs inclusif". 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 #202,762 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.