Which to use
“analyse” and “analyze” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,567
- “analyse” frequency rank
- #9,012
- “analyze” frequency rank
- 24579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | analyse | analyze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | British standard spelling of analyze. | To subject to analysis. |
Letter map: analyse vs analyze
Shared letters muted; letters that set analyse and analyze apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: analyse and analyze
analyse and analyze are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - s in “analyse” becomes z in “analyze”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
analyse is recorded at frequency rank #15,567, classified as averb. analyze is at rank #9,012, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈæn.ə.laɪz/.
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 24579, this pair ranks #400,931 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of analyse vs analyze
Shared letters: aelny. Private to "analyse": s. Private to "analyze": z.
"analyse" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "analyze" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "analyse" and "analyze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "analyse" vs "analyze" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "analyse" and "analyze".
- Full dictionary entry for "analyse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "analyze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,931 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "analyse" and "analyze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "analyse vs annalise". 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 #400,931 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.