# analogous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/ · frequency rank #18,008

## Definitions
1. Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)
2. Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.

## Etymology
From Latin analogus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́λογος (ănắlogos); Its English equivalent is analogue + -ous. The application to similar features of organisms is nearly as old as the general sense. Recognizably modern uses of the second sense, distinguishing analogous from homologous, appear in the mid-19th century.

## Easily confused with
- **analogue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/analogous-vs-analogue)

## Common misspellings (12)
`aanlogous`, `analgoous`, `anallogous`, `analoggous`, `analogosu`, `analogouss`, `analoguos`, `analoogus`, `anaolgous`, `anlaogous`, `annalogous`, `naalogous`

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