analogenvsAnalysenWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#18,464
“analogen” frequency rank
#7,270
“Analysen” frequency rank
25734
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature analogen Analysen
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs analog Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Analyse

Where the eye mixes analogen and Analysen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
analogen
8 ch
Analysen

Visual trap between analogen and Analysen

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: analogen is [anaˈloːɡn̩] while Analysen is [anaˈlyːzn̩]. 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 25734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

analogen is recorded at frequency rank #18,464, classified as anadj, pronounced [anaˈloːɡn̩]. Analysen is at rank #7,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced [anaˈlyːzn̩].

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 25734, this pair ranks #1,828,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of analogen vs Analysen

Shared letters: aeln. Private to "analogen": go. Private to "Analysen": sy.

"analogen" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "Analysen" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • analogenaanlogen · analgoen · anallogen · analoegn · analogenn · analoggen · analogne · anaolgen
  • Analysenaanlysen · anallysen · analsyen · analyesn · analysenn · analysne · analyssen · analyysen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "analogen" and "Analysen" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "analogen" is an adjective and "Analysen" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "analogen" or "Analysen" show up more?
"Analysen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,270 in our German list, against #18,464 for "analogen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "analogen" and "Analysen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "analogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Analysen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,828,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "analogen" and "Analysen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "analogen vs analoger". 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 #1,828,779 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