annihilation

\a.ni.i.la.sjɔ̃\

/\a.ni.i.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“annihilation” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,721. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,721
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’annihiler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-annihilation · annihilation · French

annihilation · rank #47,721 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,721
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH amovibles

Nearest frequency peer: amovibles (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « annihilation »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « annihilation » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for annihilation
PropertyValue
Headwordannihilation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ni.i.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#47,721
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « annihilation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).annihilationse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « amovibles » (#47,720), « aphorismes » (#47,722), « appauvrir » (#47,723). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « annihilation » est au #47,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around annihilation (IPA \a.ni.i.la.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,721 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for annihilation, with forms such as "anihilation", "aninhilation", and "annhiilation". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is annihilation, spelled A-N-N-I-H-I-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’annihiler.
  2. 2
    Action mutuelle de deux particules par laquelle chacune perd son identité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quelles causes profondes, quelles turpitudes amenèrent donc l’annihilation de ce qui est une riante bourgade ?
  2. Ce moment d’impuissance. Ce moment d’annihilation où l’on sait qu’on est rien au yeux d’un autre.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anihilation
  • aninhilation
  • annhiilation
  • annihhilation
  • annihialtion
  • annihilaiton
  • annihilatino
  • annihilationn
  • annihilatoin
  • annihilattion
  • annihillation
  • annihiltaion
  • annihliation
  • anniihlation
  • nanihilation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of annihilation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

anihilation1aninhilation2annhiilation2annihhilation1annihialtion2annihilaiton2annihilatino2annihilationn1
Edit distance from "annihilation"

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 "annihilation"?
"annihilation" is spelled A-N-N-I-H-I-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ni.i.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "annihilation" mean?
As a noun, "annihilation" means: Action d’annihiler.
What are common misspellings of "annihilation"?
Common misspellings include "anihilation", "aninhilation", "annhiilation", "annihhilation", "annihialtion". The correct spelling is "annihilation".
How do you pronounce "annihilation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "annihilation" is \a.ni.i.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "annihilation" come from?
"annihilation" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list