annuléesvsannulerWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#28,050
“annulées” frequency rank
#5,725
“annuler” frequency rank
33775
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature annulées annuler
Definition Féminin pluriel de annulé. Rendre nul.

Same sound, different letters: annulées vs annuler

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. annulées runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against annuler's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
annulées
7 ch
annuler

Homophone desk: annulées vs annuler

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: annulées 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 33775, 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\. 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 33775, this pair ranks #288,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of annulées vs annuler

Shared letters: aelnu. Private to "annulées": sé. Private to "annuler": r.

"annulées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC  ·  "annuler" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • annuler ← annluer · annuelr · annulerr · annuller · annulre · anuler · anunler · nanuler

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "annulées" and "annuler" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "annulées" is an adjective and "annuler" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "annulées" or "annuler"?
"annuler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,725 in our French list, against #28,050 for "annulées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

"annulées" and "annuler" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "annulées" 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 #288,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "annulées" and "annuler" 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 #288,353 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list