inclusvsinclusifConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,145
“inclus” frequency rank
#32,014
“inclusif” frequency rank
37159
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inclus inclusif
Definition Contenu, compris, inséré dans, fourni avec. Qui inclut.

Where the eye mixes inclus and inclusif

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

6 ch
inclus
8 ch
inclusif

Visual trap between inclus and inclusif

A purely visual mix-up. inclus (\ɛ̃.kly\) and inclusif (\ɛ̃.kly.zif\) 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 “inclusif”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37159, 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\. inclusif is at rank #32,014, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kly.zif\.

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 37159, this pair ranks #264,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of inclus vs inclusif

Shared letters: cilnsu. Private to "inclus": -. Private to "inclusif": f.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inclusicnlus · incclus · incllus · inclsu · incluss · inculs · inlcus · innclus
  • inclusificnlusif · incclusif · incllusif · inclsuif · incluisf · inclusfi · inclusiff · inclussif

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "inclus" for "inclusif" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.kly\ versus \ɛ̃.kly.zif\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "inclus" or "inclusif"?
"inclus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,145 in our French list, against #32,014 for "inclusif". 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 "inclusif" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #264,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inclus" and "inclusif" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incisif vs inclusif". 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 #264,471 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