annalen

[ɑ.ˈna.lə(n)]

/[ɑ.ˈna.lə(n)]/ noun

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The verdict

“annalen” is uncommon French (frequency #98,732 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,732
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Annales.

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)

Where “annalen” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). annalen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

annalen is uncommon French at frequency #98,732 among 424,905 “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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Using “annalen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-N-N-A-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɑ.ˈna.lə(n)] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list