anual

/ɐ.ˈnwaɫ/

//ɐ.ˈnwaɫ// adj

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The verdict

“anual” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,350. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,350
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que ocorre de ano em ano

Corpus desk

Index PT-anual · anual · Portuguese

anual · rank #2,350 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,350
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH amar

Nearest frequency peer: amar (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “anual”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “anual” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

anual vs azul
60% similar
anual vs aval
60% similar
anual vs ânus
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for anual
PropertyValue
Headwordanual
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐ.ˈnwaɫ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,350
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “anual”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).anualcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “amar” (#2,349), “aprovação” (#2,351), “alemão” (#2,348). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “anual” fica em #2,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around anual (IPA /ɐ.ˈnwaɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,350 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for anual, with forms such as "anaul", "annual", and "anuall". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "azul", "aval", "ânus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is anual, spelled A-N-U-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que ocorre de ano em ano
  2. 2
    que tem a duração de um ano

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how anual appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A assembleia anual dos acionistas tem lugar este sábado
  2. Esta disciplina é anual, não é semestral

This word in other languages

annual(English)anual(Español)annuelle(Français)jährlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anaul
  • annual
  • anuall
  • anula
  • aunal
  • naual

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anual - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

anaul2annual1anuall1anula2aunal2naual2
Edit distance from "anual"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anual"?
"anual" is spelled A-N-U-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈnwaɫ/.
What does "anual" mean?
As an adjective, "anual" means: que ocorre de ano em ano
What words are commonly confused with "anual"?
"anual" is commonly confused with "azul", "aval", "ânus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anual"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anual" is /ɐ.ˈnwaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anual" come from?
"anual" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anual", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aviso#2,354vírus#2,346barra#2,355votar#2,345

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

peixe6 variantsetapa6 variantslança6 variantsunido6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list