Which to use
“annuel” and “annuels” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,658
- “annuel” frequency rank
- #9,429
- “annuels” frequency rank
- 13087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annuel | annuels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui dure un an. | Masculin pluriel de annuel. |
Same sound, different letters: annuel vs annuels
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. annuel runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against annuels's 7 (VCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - annuel and annuels
This is the hard kind. annuel and annuels are pronounced identically (\a.nɥɛl\) and both work as anadjective. 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) - “annuel” sits inside “annuels”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
annuel is recorded at frequency rank #3,658, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.nɥɛl\. annuels is at rank #9,429, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.nɥɛl\.
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 13087, this pair ranks #402,495 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of annuel vs annuels
Shared letters: aelnu. Private to "annuel": -. Private to "annuels": s.
"annuel" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "annuels" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "annuel" and "annuels" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "annuel" vs "annuels" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "annuel" / "annuels". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "annuel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "annuels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,495 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annuel" and "annuels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annual vs annuels". 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 #402,495 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.