analyze
/ˈæn.ə.laɪz/
"analyze" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“analyze” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #9,012 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #9,012
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To subject to analysis.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | analyze |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈæn.ə.laɪz/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #9,012 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “analyze” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for analyze is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæn.ə.laɪz/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,012 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for analyze, with forms such as "aanlyze", "anallyze", and "analyez". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "analyzed", "analyzer", "analyst", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Probably formed within English, by back-formation, or by haplology from analysis + -ize, or from Middle French analyser, from the noun analyse, from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis, “a breaking up, a loosening, releasing”), fr… The correct English form is analyze, spelled A-N-A-L-Y-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To subject to analysis.
- 2To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
- 3To separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately.
- 4To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance, to analyze a sentence or a word, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.
Etymology
Probably formed within English, by back-formation, or by haplology from analysis + -ize, or from Middle French analyser, from the noun analyse, from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis, “a breaking up, a loosening, releasing”), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “to unloose, release, set free”), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”) + λύσις (lúsis, “a loosening”), from λύω (lúō, “to unfasten”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aanlyze,anallyze,analyez,analyyze,analyzze,analzye,anaylze,anlayze,annalyze,naalyze
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of analyze - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “analyze”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-N-A-L-Y-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈæn.ə.laɪz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “analyzed” - see the side-by-side comparison. analyze vs analyzed
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.