announce

/əˈnaʊns/

//əˈnaʊns// verb

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"announce" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“announce” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,575. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,575
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

Corpus desk

Index EN-announce · announce · English

announce · rank #4,575 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,575
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH autumn

Nearest frequency peer: autumn (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “announce”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “announce” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

announce vs announced
89% similar
announce vs announcer
89% similar
announce vs annoyance
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for announce
PropertyValue
Headwordannounce
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈnaʊns/
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,575
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “announce”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).announcelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “autumn” (#4,576), “angels” (#4,573), “backed” (#4,577). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “announce” is #4,575. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around announce (IPA /əˈnaʊns/), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,575 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for announce, with forms such as "annonuce", "annoucne", and "announcce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "announced", "announcer", "annoyance", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French anoncier, from Latin annūntiāre, from ad + nūntiō (“report, relate”), from nūntius (“messenger, bearer of news”). See nuncio, and compare with annunciate. The correct English form is announce, spelled A-N-N-O-U-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
  2. 2
    To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
  3. 3
    To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports).
  4. 4
    To act or work as an announcer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Her [Queen Elizabeth’s] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
  2. Soon after the arrival of Mrs. Campbell, dinner was announced by Abboye. He came into the drawing room resplendent in his gold-and-white turban. […] His cummerbund matched the turban in gold lines.

Etymology

From Old French anoncier, from Latin annūntiāre, from ad + nūntiō (“report, relate”), from nūntius (“messenger, bearer of news”). See nuncio, and compare with annunciate.

Synonyms

announceforerunblaredeclarediscloseheraldimpartmake knownpublishproclaimpromulgatepromulge

Antonyms

withhold

This word in other languages

anunciar(Español)annoncer(Français)ankündigen(Deutsch)anunciar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annonuce
  • annoucne
  • announcce
  • announec
  • announnce
  • annuonce
  • anonunce
  • anounce
  • nanounce

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of announce - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

annonuce2annoucne2announcce1announec2announnce1annuonce2anonunce2anounce1
Edit distance from "announce"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "announce"?
"announce" is spelled A-N-N-O-U-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈnaʊns/.
What does "announce" mean?
As a verb, "announce" means: To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
What words are commonly confused with "announce"?
"announce" is commonly confused with "announced", "announcer", "annoyance". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "announce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "announce" is /əˈnaʊns/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "announce"?
From Old French anoncier, from Latin annūntiāre, from ad + nūntiō (“report, relate”), from nūntius (“messenger, bearer of news”). See nuncio, and compare with annunciate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

choosing#4,583wherever#4,567treating#4,562convince#4,592

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

backed9 variantsangels9 variantsAlabama9 variantstrains9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list