Which to use
“inclus” is an adjective and “inclut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,145
- “inclus” frequency rank
- #7,072
- “inclut” frequency rank
- 12217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inclus | inclut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contenu, compris, inséré dans, fourni avec. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de inclure. |
Same sound, different letters: inclus vs inclut
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. inclus and inclut follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: inclus vs inclut
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: inclus and inclut carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.kly\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “inclus” becomes t in “inclut”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12217, 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\. inclut is at rank #7,072, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kly\.
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 12217, this pair ranks #406,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inclus vs inclut
Shared letters: cilnu. Private to "inclus": s. Private to "inclut": t.
"inclus" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "inclut" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inclus" and "inclut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "inclus" or "inclut" show up more?
Useful next steps
"inclus" and "inclut" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "inclus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inclut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inclus" and "inclut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inclut vs input". 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 #406,129 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.