# annoy

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈnɔɪ/ · frequency rank #15,747

## Definitions
1. To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
2. To molest; to harm; to injure.

## Etymology
From Middle English anoyen, from Old French anoier (“to bother, disturb”), from Late Latin inodiāre (“to make loathsome”), derived from Latin odium (“loathing, hatred”). Displaced native Old English dreċċan, gremman.

## Easily confused with
- **any** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annoy-vs-any)
- **anon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annoy-vs-anon)
- **Arno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annoy-vs-arno)
- **Anton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annoy-vs-anton)
- **annum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annoy-vs-annum)
- **aunty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annoy-vs-aunty)
- **Anson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annoy-vs-anson)
- **Antony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annoy-vs-antony)
- **annoys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annoy-vs-annoys)
- **annoyed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annoy-vs-annoyed)
- **Ann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ann-vs-annoy)
- **Andy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andy-vs-annoy)
- **anna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anna-vs-annoy)
- **Anne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anne-vs-annoy)
- **ahoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahoy-vs-annoy)
- **Ando** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ando-vs-annoy)
- **angry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angry-vs-annoy)
- **Annie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annie-vs-annoy)
- **alloy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alloy-vs-annoy)
- **annex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annex-vs-annoy)

## Common misspellings (5)
`annoyy`, `annyo`, `anony`, `anoy`, `nanoy`

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