announce

/əˈnaʊns/

//əˈnaʊns// verb

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

The verdict

“announce” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #4,575 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#4,575
frequency rank, English
8
letters
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

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)

Where “announce” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for announce is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈnaʊns/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,575 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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.

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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Using “announce”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-N-N-O-U-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /əˈnaʊns/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “announced” - see the side-by-side comparison. announce vs announced
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list