Which to use
“annuelle” is a noun and “annuelles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,206
- “annuelle” frequency rank
- #10,447
- “annuelles” frequency rank
- 14653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annuelle | annuelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plante dont le cycle de vie s’accomplit en une seule saison de végétation, puis qui meurt. | Féminin pluriel de annuel. |
Same sound, different letters: annuelle vs annuelles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. annuelle runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against annuelles's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - annuelle and annuelles
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: annuelle and annuelles carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.nɥɛl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “annuelle” sits inside “annuelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
annuelle is recorded at frequency rank #4,206, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.nɥɛl\. annuelles is at rank #10,447, 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 14653, this pair ranks #395,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of annuelle vs annuelles
Shared letters: aelnu. Private to "annuelle": -. Private to "annuelles": s.
"annuelle" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "annuelles" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "annuelle" and "annuelles" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "annuelle" or "annuelles"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "annuelle" / "annuelles". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "annuelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "annuelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annuelle" and "annuelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anguilles vs annuelles". 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 #395,768 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.