Which to use
“annulé” is an adjective and “annuler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,364
- “annulé” frequency rank
- #5,725
- “annuler” frequency rank
- 12089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annulé | annuler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a pris une valeur nulle. | Rendre nul. |
Same sound, different letters: annulé vs annuler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - annulé / annuler
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: annulé and annuler carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ny.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
annulé is recorded at frequency rank #6,364, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ny.le\. annuler is at rank #5,725, tagged as averb, 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 12089, this pair ranks #406,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of annulé vs annuler
Shared letters: alnu. Private to "annulé": é. Private to "annuler": er.
"annulé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "annuler" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- annuler ← annluer · annuelr · annulerr · annuller · annulre · anuler · anunler · nanuler
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "annulé" for "annuler" ever safe?
Which is more common, "annulé" or "annuler"?
What to do next
"annulé" and "annuler" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "annulé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "annuler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annulé" and "annuler" 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 #406,632 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.