Which to use
“annoncer” and “annoncés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,379
- “annoncer” frequency rank
- #13,959
- “annoncés” frequency rank
- 17338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annoncer | annoncés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire connaître. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe annoncer. |
Same sound, different letters: annoncer vs annoncés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. annoncer and annoncés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - annoncer and annoncés
This is the hard kind. annoncer and annoncés 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
annoncer is recorded at frequency rank #3,379, classified as averb, pronounced \a.nɔ̃.se\. annoncés is at rank #13,959, 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 17338, this pair ranks #383,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of annoncer vs annoncés
Shared letters: acno. Private to "annoncer": er. Private to "annoncés": sé.
"annoncer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "annoncés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- annoncer ← annnocer · annocner · annonccer · annoncerr · annoncre · annonecr · annonncer · anoncer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "annoncer" and "annoncés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "annoncer" or "annoncés"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "annoncer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "annoncés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annoncer" and "annoncés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annoncés 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 #383,674 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.