Which to use
“annexer” is a verb and “annexés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,114
- “annexer” frequency rank
- #45,431
- “annexés” frequency rank
- 78545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annexer | annexés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Joindre une chose à une autre principale pour qu’elle en dépende. | Peuple d’un pays annexé. |
Same sound, different letters: annexer vs annexés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. annexer and annexés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - annexer and annexés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: annexer and annexés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.nɛ.kse\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
annexer is recorded at frequency rank #33,114, classified as averb, pronounced \a.nɛ.kse\. annexés is at rank #45,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.nɛk.se\.
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 78545, this pair ranks #25,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of annexer vs annexés
Shared letters: aenx. Private to "annexer": r. Private to "annexés": sé.
"annexer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "annexés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- annexer ← anenxer · anexer · anneexr · annexerr · annexre · annexxer · annxeer · nanexer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "annexer" for "annexés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "annexer" vs "annexés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "annexer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "annexés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annexer" and "annexés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annexée vs annexés". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #25,463 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.