Which to use
“annonça” and “annoncer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,858
- “annonça” frequency rank
- #3,379
- “annoncer” frequency rank
- 28237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annonça | annoncer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe annoncer. | Faire connaître. |
Where the eye mixes annonça and annoncer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. annonça runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against annoncer's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses annonça with annoncer
A purely visual mix-up. annonça (\a.nɔ̃.sa\) and annoncer (\a.nɔ̃.se\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
annonça is recorded at frequency rank #24,858, classified as averb, pronounced \a.nɔ̃.sa\. annoncer is at rank #3,379, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.nɔ̃.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 28237, this pair ranks #324,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of annonça vs annoncer
Shared letters: ano. Private to "annonça": ç. Private to "annoncer": cer.
"annonça" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "annoncer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- annoncer ← annnocer · annocner · annonccer · annoncerr · annoncre · annonecr · annonncer · anoncer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "annonça" for "annoncer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "annonça" or "annoncer"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "annonça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "annoncer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annonça" and "annoncer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annonça vs annoncez". 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 #324,063 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.