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.
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?
Which is more common, "annulées" or "annuler"?
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.