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

#5,145
“inclus” frequency rank
#17,161
“incluse” frequency rank
22306
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inclus incluse
Definition Contenu, compris, inséré dans, fourni avec. Féminin singulier de inclus.

Where the eye mixes inclus and incluse

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

6 ch
inclus
7 ch
incluse

Visual trap between inclus and incluse

A purely visual mix-up. inclus (\ɛ̃.kly\) and incluse (\ɛ̃.klyz\) 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 extra letter(s) - “inclus” sits inside “incluse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inclus is recorded at frequency rank #5,145, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kly\. incluse is at rank #17,161, 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 22306, this pair ranks #358,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of inclus vs incluse

Shared letters: cilnsu. Private to "inclus": -. Private to "incluse": e.

"inclus" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC  ·  "incluse" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inclusicnlus · incclus · incllus · inclsu · incluss · inculs · inlcus · innclus
  • incluseicnluse · inccluse · inclluse · inclsue · inclues · inclusse · inculse · inlcuse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "inclus" and "incluse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.kly\ versus \ɛ̃.klyz\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "inclus" or "incluse"?
"inclus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,145 in our French list, against #17,161 for "incluse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "inclus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "incluse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #358,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inclus" and "incluse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incluse vs infuse". 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 #358,710 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