analogize
verb
analogize is spelled A-N-A-L-O-G-I-Z-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, analogize means “To express as an analogy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in analogize?
| Letters | 9: A-N-A-L-O-G-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is analogize?
Analogize appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of analogize
- analogizes present, singular, he/she/it
- analogizing participle, present
- analogized participle, past
- analogise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does analogize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To express as an analogy.
The teacher analogised swotting for an exam in terms of marathon training.
- 2
To treat one thing as analogous to another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Analogize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to express as an analogy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | analogizar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does analogize come from?
From analogy + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).