Anual or annual?
Did you mean annual? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: annual. Misspelling: anual.
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Memory tip
Double N, as in anniversary; both come from the Latin word for year.
Why people write “anual”
The misspelling “anual” is only one letter off: it uses a single N where annual has a double NN.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make annual automatic.
Other misspellings of “annual”
People also write “annuel”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“annuel”
Correct spelling: annual. Misspelling: annuel.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “annuel” is only one letter off: it writes E where annual has A.
What does “annual” mean?
annual noun
annual adjective
- completing its life cycle within a year
“a border of annual flowering plants”
- occurring or payable every year
“an annual trip to Paris”
Synonyms:yearly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Annual” in a sentence
- The annual meeting is held every March.
- A border of annual flowering plants.
- An annual trip to Paris.
Is “annual” a playable word?
6 points in Scrabble · 10 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“anual” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ANNUAL.