Annex

[aˈnɛks]

/[aˈnɛks]/ noun

The verdict

“Annex” is uncommon German (frequency #69,991 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,991
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (hinterher) angebauter Gebäudeteil

Corpus desk

Index DE-annex · Annex · German

Annex · rank #69,991 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,991
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH annan

Nearest frequency peer: annan (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Annex“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Annex“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Annex
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnnex
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈnɛks]
Letters5
Frequency rank#69,991
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Annex“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Annexfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „annan“ (#69,990), „anordnete“ (#69,992), „anmutige“ (#69,989). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Annex“ bei #69,991. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Annex is uncommon German at frequency #69,991 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈnɛks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Annex doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Annex, spelled A-N-N-E-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    (hinterher) angebauter Gebäudeteil
  2. 2
    Anhang zu einem Vertragswerk
  3. 3
    Anhängsel, Kleinigkeit, die keinen eigenen, bedeutenden Wert hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Annex appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir wohnten im Annex.
  2. Die betroffenen Niederlassungen sind abschließend im Annex aufgeführt.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Annex"?
"Annex" is spelled A-N-N-E-X. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈnɛks].
What does "Annex" mean?
As a noun, "Annex" means: (hinterher) angebauter Gebäudeteil
How do you pronounce "Annex"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Annex" is [aˈnɛks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Annex" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Annex", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list