annul
/əˈnʌl/verb
annul is spelled A-N-N-U-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, annul means “To formally revoke the validity of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in annul?
| Letters | 5: A-N-N-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is annul?
Annul appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce annul?
- US /əˈnʌl/
- Australia /əˈnɐl/
- /əˈnʊl/
Annul has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-annul.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with annul?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as annul from its last stressed vowel (/ʌl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of annul
- annuls present, singular, he/she/it
- annulling participle, present
- annulled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does annul mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To formally revoke the validity of.
- 2
To dissolve (a marital union) on the grounds that it is not valid.
- 3
To cancel out.
They tried to reassure me but I was not able to annul my fears.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Annul in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense formally revoke the validity of:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | annuler |
| German | annullieren |
| Portuguese | anular |
| Spanish | anular |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does annul come from?
From Middle English annullen, from Old French anuller, from Latin annullō (“annihilate, annul”), from ad (“to”) + nūllus (“none, not any”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).