Which to use
“annual” and “annulé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,736
- “annual” frequency rank
- #6,364
- “annulé” frequency rank
- 49100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annual | annulé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Annuel. | Qui a pris une valeur nulle. |
Where the eye mixes annual and annulé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. annual (VCCVVC) and annulé (VCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: annual vs annulé
A purely visual mix-up. annual (\ˈæn.ju.əl\) and annulé (\a.ny.le\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
annual is recorded at frequency rank #42,736, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈæn.ju.əl\. annulé is at rank #6,364, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ny.le\.
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 49100, this pair ranks #173,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of annual vs annulé
Shared letters: alnu. Private to "annual": -. Private to "annulé": é.
"annual" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "annulé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- annual ← annaul · annuall · annula · anual · anunal · nanual
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "annual" for "annulé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "annual" vs "annulé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "annual" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "annulé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annual" and "annulé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anal vs annual". 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 #173,488 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.