annivsannivTell them apart

Which to use

“anni” and “anniv” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,640
“anni” frequency rank
#35,373
“anniv” frequency rank
75013
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature anni anniv
Definition Pluriel de anno. Anniversaire.

Where the eye mixes anni and anniv

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. anni runs 4 letters (VCCV) against anniv's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
anni
5 ch
anniv

Look-alike desk: anni vs anniv

A purely visual mix-up. anni (\ˈan.ni\) and anniv (\a.niv\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “anni” sits inside “anniv”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

anni is recorded at frequency rank #39,640, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈan.ni\. anniv is at rank #35,373, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.niv\.

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 75013, this pair ranks #35,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of anni vs anniv

Shared letters: ain. Private to "anni": -. Private to "anniv": v.

"anni" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "anniv" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • anniv ← aninv · aniv · annivv · annvi · naniv

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "anni" and "anniv" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ˈan.ni\ versus \a.niv\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "anni" vs "anniv" - which ranks higher?
"anniv" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,373 in our French list, against #39,640 for "anni". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "anni" and "anniv" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "anni" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anniv" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "anni" and "anniv" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anni vs arti". 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 #35,377 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