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

#5,145
“inclus” frequency rank
#21,044
“incluses” frequency rank
26189
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inclus incluses
Definition Contenu, compris, inséré dans, fourni avec. Féminin pluriel de l’adjectif inclus.

Where the eye mixes inclus and incluses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. inclus runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against incluses's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
inclus
8 ch
incluses

Why the eye confuses inclus with incluses

A purely visual mix-up. inclus (\ɛ̃.kly\) and incluses (\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 2 extra letter(s) - “inclus” sits inside “incluses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26189, 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\. 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 26189, this pair ranks #336,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of inclus vs incluses

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

"inclus" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC  ·  "incluses" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inclus ← icnlus · incclus · incllus · inclsu · incluss · inculs · inlcus · innclus
  • incluses ← icnluses · inccluses · inclluses · inclsues · incluess · inclusess · inclusses · inculses

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "inclus" for "incluses" ever safe?
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.
Frequency check: "inclus" vs "incluses" - which ranks higher?
"inclus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,145 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 "inclus" 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 #336,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inclus" 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 #336,603 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