# analyst

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈænəlɪst/ · frequency rank #6,759

## Definitions
1. Someone who analyzes.
2. Someone who is an analytical thinker.
3. A mathematician who studies real analysis.
4. A systems analyst.
5. A practitioner of psychoanalysis.
6. A financial analyst; a business analyst.

## Etymology
From French analyste.

## Easily confused with
- **analyze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/analyst-vs-analyze)
- **analyse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/analyse-vs-analyst)
- **analysis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/analysis-vs-analyst)
- **analyses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/analyses-vs-analyst)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aanlyst`, `anallyst`, `analsyt`, `analysst`, `analystt`, `analyts`, `analyyst`, `anaylst`, `anlayst`, `annalyst`, `naalyst`

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