Which to use
“annonce” is a noun and “annoncent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #732
- “annonce” frequency rank
- #8,496
- “annoncent” frequency rank
- 9228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annonce | annoncent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Avis par lequel on fait savoir quelque chose au public, verbalement ou par écrit. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe annoncer. |
Same sound, different letters: annonce vs annoncent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. annonce runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against annoncent's 9 (VCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - annonce and annoncent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: annonce and annoncent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.nɔ̃s\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “annonce” sits inside “annoncent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
annonce is recorded at frequency rank #732, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.nɔ̃s\. annoncent is at rank #8,496, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.nɔ̃s\.
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 9228, this pair ranks #417,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of annonce vs annoncent
Shared letters: aceno. Private to "annonce": -. Private to "annoncent": t.
"annonce" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "annoncent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "annonce" for "annoncent" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "annonce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "annoncent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annonce" and "annoncent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annoncent 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 #417,375 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.