inclurevsinclusesConfusable pair

Quick tell: inclure is a verb, incluses is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“inclure” is a verb and “incluses” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,409
“inclure” frequency rank
#21,044
“incluses” frequency rank
29453
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inclure incluses
Definition Enfermer ; insérer. Féminin pluriel de l’adjectif inclus.

Where the eye mixes inclure and incluses

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

7 ch
inclure
8 ch
incluses

Visual trap between inclure and incluses

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inclure is \ɛ̃.klyʁ\ while incluses is \ɛ̃.klyz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inclure is recorded at frequency rank #8,409, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.klyʁ\. incluses is at rank #21,044, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.klyz\.

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 29453, this pair ranks #316,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of inclure vs incluses

Shared letters: ceilnu. Private to "inclure": r. Private to "incluses": s.

"inclure" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "incluses" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inclureicnlure · incclure · incllure · inclrue · incluer · inclurre · inculre · inlcure
  • inclusesicnluses · inccluses · inclluses · inclsues · incluess · inclusess · inclusses · inculses

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inclure" and "incluses" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "inclure" is a verb and "incluses" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "inclure" vs "incluses" - which ranks higher?
"inclure" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,409 in our French list, against #21,044 for "incluses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inclure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "incluses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #316,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inclure" and "incluses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inclue vs incluses". 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 #316,559 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