Which to use
“annoncées” and “annonçons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,870
- “annoncées” frequency rank
- #42,735
- “annonçons” frequency rank
- 60605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annoncées | annonçons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe annoncer. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe annoncer. |
Where the eye mixes annoncées and annonçons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. annoncées (VCCVCCVVC) and annonçons (VCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between annoncées and annonçons
A purely visual mix-up. annoncées (\a.nɔ̃.se\) and annonçons (\a.nɔ̃.sɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
annoncées is recorded at frequency rank #17,870, classified as averb, pronounced \a.nɔ̃.se\. annonçons is at rank #42,735, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.nɔ̃.sɔ̃\.
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 60605, this pair ranks #96,771 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of annoncées vs annonçons
Shared letters: anos. Private to "annoncées": ceé. Private to "annonçons": ç.
"annoncées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "annonçons" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "annoncées" for "annonçons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "annoncées" or "annonçons" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "annoncées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "annonçons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,771 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annoncées" and "annonçons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annoncées vs annoncez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #96,771 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.