annal
/ˈænəl/noun
annal is spelled A-N-N-A-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, annal means “The record of a single event or item” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of annal is annals.
How many letters and syllables are in annal?
| Letters | 5: A-N-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is annal?
Annal appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce annal?
- /ˈænəl/
Annal has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of annal
- annals plural
- annall
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does annal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The record of a single event or item.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteAnnual; yearly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Annal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense record of a single event or item:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does annal come from?
Back formation from annals, borrowed from Middle French, from Latin annales (“annals”), from annus (“year”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).