Which to use
“inclue” and “influe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,359
- “inclue” frequency rank
- #23,583
- “influe” frequency rank
- 61942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inclue | influe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de inclure. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de influer. |
Where the eye mixes inclue and influe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. inclue and influe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between inclue and influe
A purely visual mix-up. inclue (\ɛ̃.kly\) and influe (\ɛ̃.fly\) 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 a single letter - c in “inclue” becomes f in “influe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61942, 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\. influe is at rank #23,583, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.fly\.
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 61942, this pair ranks #89,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of inclue vs influe
Shared letters: eilnu. Private to "inclue": c. Private to "influe": f.
"inclue" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV · "influe" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inclue" and "influe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "inclue" vs "influe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "inclue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "influe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inclue" and "influe" 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 #89,638 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.