Which to use
“inclue” is a verb and “inclus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,359
- “inclue” frequency rank
- #5,145
- “inclus” frequency rank
- 43504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inclue | inclus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de inclure. | Contenu, compris, inséré dans, fourni avec. |
Same sound, different letters: inclue vs inclus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. inclue (VCCCVV) and inclus (VCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: inclue vs inclus
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: inclue and inclus carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.kly\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “inclue” becomes s in “inclus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43504, 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\. inclus is at rank #5,145, tagged as anadj, 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 43504, this pair ranks #217,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inclue vs inclus
Shared letters: cilnu. Private to "inclue": e. Private to "inclus": s.
"inclue" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV · "inclus" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inclue" for "inclus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "inclue" vs "inclus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "inclue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inclus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inclue" and "inclus" 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 #217,559 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.