analyse

verb

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"analyse" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“analyse” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,567. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,567
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - British standard spelling of analyze.

Corpus desk

Index EN-analyse · analyse · English

analyse · rank #15,567 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,567
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ambrose

Nearest frequency peer: Ambrose (-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 “analyse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “analyse” 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).

analyse vs analyst
86% similar
analyse vs analyze
86% similar
analyse vs analysis
75% similar

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

Key facts for analyse
PropertyValue
Headwordanalyse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,567
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “analyse”

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).analyselands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Ambrose” (#15,566), “anomaly” (#15,568), “alto” (#15,565). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “analyse” is #15,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around analyse, averb. Corpus frequency is #15,567 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "British standard spelling of analyze.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for analyse, with forms such as "aanlyse", "anallyse", and "analsye". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "analyst", "analyze", "analysis", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is analyse, spelled A-N-A-L-Y-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    British standard spelling of analyze.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. By analysing data from the James Webb Space Telescope, the researchers found evidence of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide in the atmosphere of the planet known as K2-18b. The planet is 124 light-years away; one light-year is equivalent to nearly 6 trillion miles.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aanlyse
  • anallyse
  • analsye
  • analyes
  • analyyse
  • anaylse
  • anlayse
  • annalyse
  • naalyse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of analyse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aanlyse2anallyse1analsye2analyes2analyyse1anaylse2anlayse2annalyse1
Edit distance from "analyse"

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 "analyse"?
"analyse" is spelled A-N-A-L-Y-S-E.
What does "analyse" mean?
As a verb, "analyse" means: British standard spelling of analyze.
What words are commonly confused with "analyse"?
"analyse" is commonly confused with "analyst", "analyze", "analysis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "analyse" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ambrose#15,566anomaly#15,568Alberto#15,563benches#15,573

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

blurred9 variantsbuster9 variantsdoping9 variantselusive9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list