Which to use
“incorpore” and “incorporer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,852
- “incorpore” frequency rank
- #24,246
- “incorporer” frequency rank
- 63098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incorpore | incorporer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de incorporer. | Mêler, unir ensemble certaines matières, et en faire un corps qui ait quelque consistance. |
Where the eye mixes incorpore and incorporer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. incorpore runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against incorporer's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between incorpore and incorporer
A purely visual mix-up. incorpore (\ɛ̃.kɔʁ.pɔʁ\) and incorporer (\ɛ̃.kɔʁ.pɔ.ʁe\) 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) - “incorpore” sits inside “incorporer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incorpore is recorded at frequency rank #38,852, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kɔʁ.pɔʁ\. incorporer is at rank #24,246, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kɔʁ.pɔ.ʁe\.
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 63098, this pair ranks #83,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incorpore vs incorporer
Shared letters: ceinopr. Private to "incorpore": -. Private to "incorporer": -.
"incorpore" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "incorporer" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incorpore ← icnorpore · inccorpore · incoprore · incoropre · incorpoer · incorppore · incorproe · incorrpore
- incorporer ← icnorporer · inccorporer · incoprorer · incoroprer · incorpoerr · incorporerr · incorporre · incorporrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incorpore" and "incorporer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "incorpore" or "incorporer"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "incorpore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incorporer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incorpore" and "incorporer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incorpore vs incorporées". 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 #83,742 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.