analogue

adj

"analogue" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“analogue” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,032. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,032
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of analog.

Corpus desk

Index EN-analogue · analogue · English

analogue · rank #20,032 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,032
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH amplitude

Nearest frequency peer: amplitude (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “analogue”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “analogue” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

analogue vs analogy
75% similar
analogue vs analog
75% similar
analogue vs analogous
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for analogue
PropertyValue
Headwordanalogue
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,032
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “analogue”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).analoguelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “amplitude” (#20,031), “almonds” (#20,030), “allotted” (#20,029). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “analogue” is #20,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around analogue, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,032 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative spelling of analog.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for analogue, with forms such as "aanlogue", "analgoue", and "anallogue". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "analogy", "analog", "analogous", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Equivalent to ana- (“functionally similar”) + -logue. See analog. The correct English form is analogue, spelled A-N-A-L-O-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of analog.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how analogue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "But if so, why do you see so many young children on steam trains - apart, that is, from being dragged along by their fathers, or grandfathers? "I think they enjoy them because they are simply so different, so mechanical, so hot, oily and clanky, so dirty, so 'analogue' in a digital world. They are everything modern life tries to extirpate in favour of si…

Etymology

Equivalent to ana- (“functionally similar”) + -logue. See analog.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aanlogue
  • analgoue
  • anallogue
  • analogeu
  • analoggue
  • analouge
  • anaolgue
  • anlaogue
  • annalogue
  • naalogue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of analogue - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aanlogue2analgoue2anallogue1analogeu2analoggue1analouge2anaolgue2anlaogue2
Edit distance from "analogue"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "analogue"?
"analogue" is spelled A-N-A-L-O-G-U-E.
What does "analogue" mean?
As an adjective, "analogue" means: Alternative spelling of analog.
What words are commonly confused with "analogue"?
"analogue" is commonly confused with "analogy", "analog", "analogous". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "analogue"?
Equivalent to ana- (“functionally similar”) + -logue. See analog. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "analogue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list