incluevsinclureConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#38,359
“inclue” frequency rank
#8,409
“inclure” frequency rank
46768
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inclue inclure
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de inclure. Enfermer ; insérer.

Where the eye mixes inclue and inclure

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
inclue
7 ch
inclure

Why the eye confuses inclue with inclure

A purely visual mix-up. inclue (\ɛ̃.kly\) and inclure (\ɛ̃.klyʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inclue is recorded at frequency rank #38,359, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kly\. inclure is at rank #8,409, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.klyʁ\.

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 46768, this pair ranks #192,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of inclue vs inclure

Shared letters: ceilnu. Private to "inclue": -. Private to "inclure": r.

"inclue" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV  ·  "inclure" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inclueicnlue · incclue · incleu · incllue · incule · inlcue · innclue · niclue
  • inclureicnlure · incclure · incllure · inclrue · incluer · inclurre · inculre · inlcure

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inclue" and "inclure" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.kly\ versus \ɛ̃.klyʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "inclue" vs "inclure" - which ranks higher?
"inclure" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,409 in our French list, against #38,359 for "inclue". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inclue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inclure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #192,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inclue" and "inclure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inclue vs income". 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 #192,248 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