# annex

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈænɛks/ · frequency rank #14,883

## Definitions
1. An addition, an extension.
2. An appendix to a book or document.
3. An addition or extension to a building.
4. An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus. More at Etymology 2.

## Easily confused with
- **apex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annex-vs-apex)
- **ante** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annex-vs-ante)
- **Arne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annex-vs-arne)
- **Annie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annex-vs-annie)
- **annoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annex-vs-annoy)
- **annum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annex-vs-annum)
- **apnea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annex-vs-apnea)
- **annexed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annex-vs-annexed)
- **Ann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ann-vs-annex)
- **Alex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alex-vs-annex)
- **anna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anna-vs-annex)
- **Anne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anne-vs-annex)
- **acne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acne-vs-annex)
- **anew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-annex)
- **AmEx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amex-vs-annex)
- **Ange** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-annex)
- **angel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angel-vs-annex)
- **anger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anger-vs-annex)
- **Agnes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agnes-vs-annex)
- **Andes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andes-vs-annex)

## Common misspellings (5)
`anenx`, `anex`, `annexx`, `annxe`, `nanex`

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