annus
The verdict
“annus” is uncommon French (frequency #95,538 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,538
- frequency rank, French
- 424,905
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cercle, révolution circulaire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | annus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #95,538 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “annus” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
annus is uncommon French at frequency #95,538 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for annus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is annus, spelled A-N-N-U-S.
Definition
- 1Cercle, révolution circulaire.
- 2An, année.
- 3Âge, époque, âge légal (pour se présenter aux magistratures).
- 4Saison.
- 5Récolte de l'année.
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.
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Using “annus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-N-N-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.