Which to use
“annuelles” and “annulées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,447
- “annuelles” frequency rank
- #28,050
- “annulées” frequency rank
- 38497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annuelles | annulées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de annuel. | Féminin pluriel de annulé. |
Where the eye mixes annuelles and annulées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. annuelles runs 9 letters (VCCVVCCVC) against annulées's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses annuelles with annulées
A purely visual mix-up. annuelles (\a.nɥɛl\) and annulées (\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 38497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
annuelles is recorded at frequency rank #10,447, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.nɥɛl\. annulées is at rank #28,050, 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 38497, this pair ranks #254,856 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of annuelles vs annulées
Shared letters: aelnsu. Private to "annuelles": -. Private to "annulées": é.
"annuelles" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC · "annulées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- annuelles ← anneulles · annuelels · annueles · annuelless · annuellse · annuleles · anuelles · anunelles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "annuelles" and "annulées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "annuelles" vs "annulées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "annuelles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "annulées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,856 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annuelles" and "annulées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annulées vs annulent". 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 #254,856 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.