Which to use
“annuel” and “annulé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,658
- “annuel” frequency rank
- #6,364
- “annulé” frequency rank
- 10022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annuel | annulé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui dure un an. | Qui a pris une valeur nulle. |
Where the eye mixes annuel and annulé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. annuel (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: annuel vs annulé
A purely visual mix-up. annuel (\a.nɥɛl\) 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 10022, 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\. 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 10022, this pair ranks #414,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of annuel vs annulé
Shared letters: alnu. Private to "annuel": e. Private to "annulé": é.
"annuel" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "annulé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- annuel ← anneul · annuell · annule · anuel · anunel · nanuel
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "annuel" and "annulé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "annuel" vs "annulé" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "annuel" and "annulé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "annuel" 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 #414,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annuel" and "annulé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adulé vs annulé". 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 #414,515 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.