annuléesvsannulentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: annulées is a adjective, annulent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“annulées” is an adjective and “annulent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,050
“annulées” frequency rank
#37,654
“annulent” frequency rank
65704
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature annulées annulent
Definition Féminin pluriel de annulé. Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe annuler.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set annulées and annulent apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
annulées
8 ch
annulent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: annulées is \a.ny.le\ while annulent is \a.nyl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

annulées is recorded at frequency rank #28,050, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ny.le\. annulent is at rank #37,654, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.nyl\.

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 65704, this pair ranks #71,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of annulées vs annulent

Shared letters: aelnu. Private to "annulées": . Private to "annulent": t.

"annulées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC  ·  "annulent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • annulentannluent · annuelnt · annulennt · annulentt · annuletn · annullent · annulnet · anulent

Frequency comparison

annulées#28,050
annulent#37,654

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "annulées" and "annulent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "annulées" is an adjective and "annulent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "annulées" or "annulent"?
"annulées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,050 in our French list, against #37,654 for "annulent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering annulées vs annulent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “annulées”; for a verb, it's “annulent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “annulées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list