annonce

\a.nɔ̃s\

/\a.nɔ̃s\/ noun

The verdict

“annonce” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #732. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#732
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avis par lequel on fait savoir quelque chose au public, verbalement ou par écrit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-annonce · annonce · French

annonce · rank #732 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #732
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Allemagne

Nearest frequency peer: Allemagne (-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 « annonce »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « annonce » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

annonce vs annoncer
88% similar
annonce vs annoncée
88% similar
annonce vs annoncés
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for annonce
PropertyValue
Headwordannonce
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.nɔ̃s\
Letters7
Frequency rank#732
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « annonce »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).annoncese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Allemagne » (#731), « arrêter » (#733), « travers » (#730). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « annonce » est au #732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around annonce (IPA \a.nɔ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #732 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for annonce, with forms such as "annnoce", "annocne", and "annoncce". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "annoncer", "annoncée", "annoncés", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is annonce, spelled A-N-N-O-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avis par lequel on fait savoir quelque chose au public, verbalement ou par écrit.
  2. 2
    Pause publicitaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Margot avale des fines et Suzanne déguste un café noisette en parcourant les annonces d'un journal.
  2. Il est conseillé de personnaliser votre messagerie par une annonce d’accueil qui vous est propre et de la protéger par un code d’accès. Ainsi, vous serez en mesure de l’interroger depuis un autre téléphone et ce, même lorsque vous vous trouvez à l’étranger.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annnoce
  • annocne
  • annoncce
  • annonec
  • annonnce
  • anonce
  • anonnce
  • nanonce

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of annonce - 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.

annnoce2annocne2annoncce1annonec2annonnce1anonce1anonnce2nanonce2
Edit distance from "annonce"

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 "annonce"?
"annonce" is spelled A-N-N-O-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.nɔ̃s\.
What does "annonce" mean?
As a noun, "annonce" means: Avis par lequel on fait savoir quelque chose au public, verbalement ou par écrit.
What words are commonly confused with "annonce"?
"annonce" is commonly confused with "annoncer", "annoncée", "annoncés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "annonce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "annonce" is \a.nɔ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "annonce" come from?
"annonce" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list