# annals

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæn.əlz/ · frequency rank #17,758

## Definitions
1. plural of annal

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French annales, from Latin annālēs librī (“chronicles”), from annālis (“pertaining to a year”), from annus (“year”) + librī, plural of liber (“book”). Compare with annual.

## Easily confused with
- **Annan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annals-vs-annan)
- **annual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annals-vs-annual)
- **annoys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annals-vs-annoys)
- **anna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anna-vs-annals)
- **anal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anal-vs-annals)
- **angels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angels-vs-annals)
- **Anjali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anjali-vs-annals)
- **animals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/animals-vs-annals)
- **annalise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annalise-vs-annals)

## Common misspellings (7)
`anals`, `ananls`, `annalls`, `annalss`, `annasl`, `annlas`, `nanals`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/annals