AnalsexvsAnalyseWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Analsex” and “Analyse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,434
“Analsex” frequency rank
#2,046
“Analyse” frequency rank
32480
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Analsex Analyse
Definition Analverkehr (Variante des Geschlechtsverkehrs, bei der der Penis in den After des Partners oder der Partnerin eingeführt wird) 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 Analsex and Analyse

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

7 ch
Analsex
7 ch
Analyse

Visual trap between Analsex and Analyse

A purely visual mix-up. Analsex ([aˈnaːlˌsɛks]) and Analyse ([anaˈlyːzə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Analsex is recorded at frequency rank #30,434, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈnaːlˌsɛks]. 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 32480, this pair ranks #1,706,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Analsex vs Analyse

Shared letters: aelns. Private to "Analsex": x. Private to "Analyse": y.

"Analsex" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "Analyse" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Analsexaanlsex · analesx · anallsex · analsexx · analssex · analsxe · anaslex · anlasex
  • Analyseaanlyse · anallyse · analsye · analyes · analysse · analyyse · anaylse · anlayse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Analsex" for "Analyse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈnaːlˌsɛks] versus [anaˈlyːzə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Analsex" or "Analyse"?
"Analyse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,046 in our German list, against #30,434 for "Analsex". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Analsex" 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 #1,706,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Analsex" and "Analyse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anale vs Analsex". 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 #1,706,686 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