Which to use
“annuel” and “annulée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,658
- “annuel” frequency rank
- #10,630
- “annulée” frequency rank
- 14288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annuel | annulée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui dure un an. | Féminin singulier de annulé. |
Where the eye mixes annuel and annulée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. annuel runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against annulée's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between annuel and annulée
A purely visual mix-up. annuel (\a.nɥɛl\) and annulée (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14288, 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\. annulée is at rank #10,630, 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 14288, this pair ranks #397,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of annuel vs annulée
Shared letters: aelnu. Private to "annuel": -. Private to "annulée": é.
"annuel" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "annulée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- annuel ← anneul · annuell · annule · anuel · anunel · nanuel
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "annuel" and "annulée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "annuel" vs "annulée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "annuel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "annulée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annuel" and "annulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annuité vs annulée". 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 #397,350 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.