Which to use
“inclue” and “inclut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,359
- “inclue” frequency rank
- #7,072
- “inclut” frequency rank
- 45431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inclue | inclut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de inclure. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de inclure. |
Same sound, different letters: inclue vs inclut
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. inclue (VCCCVV) and inclut (VCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - inclue / inclut
This is the hard kind. inclue and inclut are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.kly\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “inclue” becomes t in “inclut”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45431, 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\. 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 45431, this pair ranks #202,754 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inclue vs inclut
Shared letters: cilnu. Private to "inclue": e. Private to "inclut": t.
"inclue" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV · "inclut" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inclue" for "inclut" ever safe?
Which is more common, "inclue" or "inclut"?
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 "inclut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,754 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inclue" and "inclut" 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 #202,754 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.