Which to use
“incluse” is an adjective and “incruste” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,161
- “incluse” frequency rank
- #42,397
- “incruste” frequency rank
- 59558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incluse | incruste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de inclus. | Action de s’incruster, de s’installer chez autrui sans être désiré. |
Where the eye mixes incluse and incruste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses incluse with incruste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: incluse is \ɛ̃.klyz\ while incruste is \ɛ̃.kʁyst\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incluse is recorded at frequency rank #17,161, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.klyz\. incruste is at rank #42,397, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.kʁyst\.
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 59558, this pair ranks #102,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incluse vs incruste
Shared letters: ceinsu. Private to "incluse": l. Private to "incruste": rt.
"incluse" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "incruste" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incluse" and "incruste" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "incluse" or "incruste" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "incluse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incruste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incluse" and "incruste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incruste vs incrustée". 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 #102,479 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.