analizavsanálogaWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: analiza is a verb, análoga is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“analiza” is a verb and “análoga” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,749
“analiza” frequency rank
#32,073
“análoga” frequency rank
38822
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature analiza análoga
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de analizar. Forma del femenino singular de análogo.

Where the eye mixes analiza and análoga

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. analiza and análoga follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
analiza
7 ch
análoga

Why the eye confuses analiza with análoga

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: analiza is [anaˈlisa] while análoga is [aˈnaloɣ̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

analiza is recorded at frequency rank #6,749, classified as averb, pronounced [anaˈlisa]. análoga is at rank #32,073, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈnaloɣ̞a].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 38822, this pair ranks #167,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of analiza vs análoga

Shared letters: aln. Private to "analiza": iz. Private to "análoga": goá.

"analiza" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "análoga" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • analiza ← aanliza · anailza · analiaz · analizza · analliza · analzia · anlaiza · annaliza

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "analiza" and "análoga" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "analiza" is a verb and "análoga" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "analiza" vs "análoga" - which ranks higher?
"analiza" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,749 in our Spanish list, against #32,073 for "análoga". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "analiza" and "análoga" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "analiza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "análoga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #167,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "analiza" and "análoga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "análoga vs análogas". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #167,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list