annotation

\a.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\a.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“annotation” is uncommon French (frequency #51,264 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,264
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-annotation · annotation · French

annotation · rank #51,264 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,264
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Annam

Nearest frequency peer: Annam (-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 « annotation »

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 « annotation » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for annotation
PropertyValue
Headwordannotation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,264
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « annotation » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.annotationtombe 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: « Annam » (#51,263), « anticipés » (#51,265), « Anversois » (#51,266). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « annotation » est au #51,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

annotation is uncommon French at frequency #51,264 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for annotation in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is annotation, spelled A-N-N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’annoter.
  2. 2
    Résultat de cette action.
  3. 3
    Type de commentaire interprétable par le compilateur, par exemple en Java 1.5 et PHP 5.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’annotation de ce texte lui a été confiée.
  2. Ce philologue a fait d’excellentes annotations sur Homère.

Synonyms

apostille

This word in other languages

annotation(English)acotación(Español)Anmerkung(Deutsch)

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 "annotation"?
"annotation" is spelled A-N-N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "annotation" mean?
As a noun, "annotation" means: Action d’annoter.
How do you pronounce "annotation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "annotation" is \a.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "annotation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

approchons#51,270affranchie#51,252acouphènes#51,246baignoires#51,291

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list