# annum

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #21,439

## Definitions
1. Synonym of year.
2. Synonym of year.

## Etymology
From Latin per annum (“yearly”), from annus (“year”).

## Easily confused with
- **anus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annum-vs-anus)
- **Ann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ann-vs-annum)
- **anna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anna-vs-annum)
- **Anne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anne-vs-annum)
- **alum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alum-vs-annum)
- **album** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/album-vs-annum)
- **Annie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annie-vs-annum)
- **Angus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angus-vs-annum)
- **annex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annex-vs-annum)
- **annoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annoy-vs-annum)
- **Annan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annan-vs-annum)
- **annual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annual-vs-annum)

## Common misspellings (5)
`annmu`, `annumm`, `anum`, `anunm`, `nanum`

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