annoncéevsannoncéesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#7,650
“annoncée” frequency rank
#17,870
“annoncées” frequency rank
25520
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature annoncée annoncées
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe annoncer. Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe annoncer.

Same sound, different letters: annoncée vs annoncées

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. annoncée runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against annoncées's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
annoncée
9 ch
annoncées

Homophone desk: annoncée vs annoncées

This is the hard kind. annoncée and annoncées are pronounced identically (\a.nɔ̃.se\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “annoncée” sits inside “annoncées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

annoncée is recorded at frequency rank #7,650, classified as averb, pronounced \a.nɔ̃.se\. annoncées is at rank #17,870, 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 25520, this pair ranks #340,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of annoncée vs annoncées

Shared letters: acenoé. Private to "annoncée": -. Private to "annoncées": s.

"annoncée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV  ·  "annoncées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "annoncée" and "annoncées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are pronounced the same (\a.nɔ̃.se\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Frequency check: "annoncée" vs "annoncées" - which ranks higher?
"annoncée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,650 in our French list, against #17,870 for "annoncées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

"annoncée" and "annoncées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "annoncée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "annoncées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #340,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "annoncée" and "annoncées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annoncées vs annoncez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #340,403 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