Which to use
“anne” and “années” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,110
- “anne” frequency rank
- #189
- “années” frequency rank
- 2299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anne | années |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mère. | Décennie commençant en multiple de dix. |
Where the eye mixes anne and années
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. anne (\ɑn.nɛ\) and années (\a.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anne is recorded at frequency rank #2,110, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑn.nɛ\. années is at rank #189, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.ne\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 2299, this pair ranks #436,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anne vs années
Shared letters: aen. Private to "anne": -. Private to "années": sé.
"anne" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "années" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anne ← ane · anen · nane