annulment

/əˈnʌl.mənt/

//əˈnʌl.mənt// noun

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"annulment" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“annulment” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,775
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An act or instance of annulling.

Corpus desk

Index EN-annulment · annulment · English

annulment · rank #34,775 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,775
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ambulatory

Nearest frequency peer: ambulatory (-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 “annulment”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “annulment” 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
Key facts for annulment
PropertyValue
Headwordannulment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈnʌl.mənt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,775
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “annulment”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).annulmentlands 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 “ambulatory” (#34,774), “Aoki” (#34,776), “amalgam” (#34,773). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “annulment” is #34,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around annulment (IPA /əˈnʌl.mənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,775 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for annulment, with forms such as "annlument", "annulemnt", and "annullment". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Recorded since the 15th century (sense destruction); from Middle English anullement, partly from annullen (from Middle French annuller, from Latin annūllāre, from ad (“to”) + nūllus (“not any, nothing”) + verbal ending -āre) + -ment (“means to”) (from Latin… The correct English form is annulment, spelled A-N-N-U-L-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    An act or instance of annulling.
  2. 2
    The state of having been annulled.
  3. 3
    An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.
  4. 4
    A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
  5. 5
    Total destruction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. marriage annulment
  2. grant an annulment

Etymology

Recorded since the 15th century (sense destruction); from Middle English anullement, partly from annullen (from Middle French annuller, from Latin annūllāre, from ad (“to”) + nūllus (“not any, nothing”) + verbal ending -āre) + -ment (“means to”) (from Latin -mentum) and partly from Middle French annullement. By surface analysis, annul + -ment.

This word in other languages

anulación(Español)annulation(Français)Annullierung(Deutsch)anulação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annlument
  • annulemnt
  • annullment
  • annulmennt
  • annulmentt
  • annulmetn
  • annulmment
  • annulmnet
  • annumlent
  • anulment
  • anunlment
  • nanulment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

annlument2annulemnt2annullment1annulmennt1annulmentt1annulmetn2annulmment1annulmnet2
Edit distance from "annulment"

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 "annulment"?
"annulment" is spelled A-N-N-U-L-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈnʌl.mənt/.
What does "annulment" mean?
As a noun, "annulment" means: An act or instance of annulling.
What are common misspellings of "annulment"?
Common misspellings include "annlument", "annulemnt", "annullment", "annulmennt", "annulmentt". The correct spelling is "annulment".
How do you pronounce "annulment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "annulment" is /əˈnʌl.mənt/. 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 "annulment"?
Recorded since the 15th century (sense destruction); from Middle English anullement, partly from annullen (from Middle French annuller, from Latin annūllāre, from ad (“to”) + nūllus (“not any, nothing”) + verbal ending -āre) + -ment (“means to”) (... 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 "annulment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list