annalen

[ɑ.ˈna.lə(n)]

/[ɑ.ˈna.lə(n)]/ noun

The verdict

“annalen” is uncommon French (frequency #98,732 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,732
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Annales.

Corpus desk

Index FR-annalen · annalen · French

annalen · rank #98,732 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,732
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH angoissantes

Nearest frequency peer: angoissantes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « annalen »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « annalen » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for annalen
PropertyValue
Headwordannalen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɑ.ˈna.lə(n)]
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,732
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « annalen » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).annalentombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « angoissantes » (#98,731), « annexant » (#98,733), « angiospermes » (#98,730). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « annalen » est au #98,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

annalen is uncommon French at frequency #98,732 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɑ.ˈna.lə(n)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Annales.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for annalen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is annalen, spelled A-N-N-A-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Annales.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "annalen"?
"annalen" is spelled A-N-N-A-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɑ.ˈna.lə(n)].
What does "annalen" mean?
As a noun, "annalen" means: Annales.
How do you pronounce "annalen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "annalen" is [ɑ.ˈna.lə(n)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "annalen" come from?
"annalen" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "annalen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list