# announce

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈnaʊns/ · frequency rank #4,575

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

## Easily confused with
- **announced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/announce-vs-announced)
- **announcer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/announce-vs-announcer)
- **annoyance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/announce-vs-annoyance)

## Common misspellings (9)
`annonuce`, `annoucne`, `announcce`, `announec`, `announnce`, `annuonce`, `anonunce`, `anounce`, `nanounce`

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