ananas
\a.na.nas\
The verdict
“ananas” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #14,847 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,847
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Non usuel de Ananas comosus plante herbacée acaule, tropicale, originaire d’Amérique Centrale, de la famille des Bromeliaceae (Broméliacées), dont il existe de nombreux cultivars ; les feuilles épa...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ananas |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.na.nas\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,847 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ananas” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for ananas is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.na.nas\. Corpus data places it at rank #14,847 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ananas, with forms such as "aannas", "anaans", and "ananass". 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. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Anna", "Anas", "ayants", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ananas, spelled A-N-A-N-A-S.
Definition
- 1Non usuel de Ananas comosus plante herbacée acaule, tropicale, originaire d’Amérique Centrale, de la famille des Bromeliaceae (Broméliacées), dont il existe de nombreux cultivars ; les feuilles épaisses, sessiles, étroitement imbriquées et munies de piquants parfois acérés forment une rosette.
- 2Syncarpe charnu comestible de cette plante de forme conique à la peau écailleuse et épaisse et à la chair jaune et sucrée.
- 3Mine explosive de fabrication britannique, pendant la Première Guerre mondiale.
- 4Textile fabriqué à partir des fibres des feuilles de Bromelia pinguin, Bromelia karatas et de divers autres plantes du genre Bromelia qui sont de la familles des Bromeliaceae comme Ananas comosus qui fourni le fruit comestible éponyme.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aannas,anaans,ananass,anannas,anansa,annaas,annanas,naanas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ananas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ananas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-N-A-N-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.na.nas\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Anna” - see the side-by-side comparison. ananas vs Anna
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.