Which to use
“analyses” is a noun and “analyzed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,698
- “analyses” frequency rank
- #8,234
- “analyzed” frequency rank
- 17932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | analyses | analyzed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of analysis | Having been subject to analysis; examined closely, carefully considered. |
Where the eye mixes analyses and analyzed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between analyses and analyzed
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: analyses is /əˈnæl.ɪ.siːz/ while analyzed is /ˈæn.ə.laɪzd/. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
analyses is recorded at frequency rank #9,698, classified as anoun, pronounced /əˈnæl.ɪ.siːz/. analyzed is at rank #8,234, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈæn.ə.laɪzd/.
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 17932, this pair ranks #448,239 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of analyses vs analyzed
Shared letters: aelny. Private to "analyses": s. Private to "analyzed": dz.
"analyses" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "analyzed" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "analyses" and "analyzed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "analyses" vs "analyzed" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "analyses" and "analyzed" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "analyses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "analyzed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #448,239 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "analyses" and "analyzed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "analyses vs analyzer". 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 #448,239 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.