analogevsAnalyseWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: analoge is a adjective, Analyse is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“analoge” is an adjective and “Analyse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,498
“analoge” frequency rank
#2,046
“Analyse” frequency rank
19544
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature analoge Analyse
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs analog ganzheitliche, systematische Untersuchung, bei der das untersuchte Objekt zergliedert und in seine Bestandteile zerlegt wird und diese anschließend geordnet, untersucht und ausgewertet werden, wobei auch die Beziehungen der einzelnen Elemente und deren Integration berücksichtigt werden

Where the eye mixes analoge and Analyse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. analoge and Analyse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
analoge
7 ch
Analyse

Look-alike desk: analoge vs Analyse

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: analoge is [anaˈloːɡə] while Analyse is [anaˈlyːzə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

analoge is recorded at frequency rank #17,498, classified as anadj, pronounced [anaˈloːɡə]. Analyse is at rank #2,046, tagged as anoun, pronounced [anaˈlyːzə].

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 19544, this pair ranks #1,907,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of analoge vs Analyse

Shared letters: aeln. Private to "analoge": go. Private to "Analyse": sy.

"analoge" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "Analyse" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • analoge ← aanloge · analgoe · analloge · analoeg · analogge · anaolge · anlaoge · annaloge
  • Analyse ← aanlyse · anallyse · analsye · analyes · analysse · analyyse · anaylse · anlayse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "analoge" for "Analyse" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "analoge" is an adjective and "Analyse" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "analoge" vs "Analyse" - which ranks higher?
"Analyse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,046 in our German list, against #17,498 for "analoge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "analoge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Analyse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,907,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "analoge" and "Analyse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anale vs analoge". 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 #1,907,232 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list