# analyse vs analysis

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### analyse
*verb · frequency rank #15,567*
British standard spelling of analyze.

### analysis
*noun · IPA /əˈnæl.ɪ.sɪs/ · frequency rank #1,292*
Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/analyse-vs-analysis