Which to use
“annuels” and “annulé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,429
- “annuels” frequency rank
- #6,364
- “annulé” frequency rank
- 15793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annuels | annulé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de annuel. | Qui a pris une valeur nulle. |
Where the eye mixes annuels and annulé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. annuels runs 7 letters (VCCVVCC) against annulé's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses annuels with annulé
A purely visual mix-up. annuels (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
annuels is recorded at frequency rank #9,429, 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 15793, this pair ranks #390,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of annuels vs annulé
Shared letters: alnu. Private to "annuels": es. Private to "annulé": é.
"annuels" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "annulé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- annuels ← anneuls · annuells · annuelss · annuesl · annules · anuels · anunels · nanuels
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "annuels" and "annulé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "annuels" or "annulé" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "annuels" and "annulé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "annuels" 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 #390,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annuels" and "annulé" 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 #390,823 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.