annexervsannexésWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: annexer is a verb, annexés is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

7 ch
annexer
7 ch
annexés

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?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "annexer" is a verb and "annexés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "annexer" vs "annexés" - which ranks higher?
"annexer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,114 in our French list, against #45,431 for "annexés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list