analogue

\a.na.lɔɡ\

/\a.na.lɔɡ\/ adj

The verdict

“analogue” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,868. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,868
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui présente une analogie avec une autre chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-analogue · analogue · French

analogue · rank #17,868 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,868
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH amérindiens

Nearest frequency peer: amérindiens (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « analogue »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « analogue » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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 analogues
89% similar
analogue vs analogie
88% similar
analogue vs analogies
78% similar

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

Key facts for analogue
PropertyValue
Headwordanalogue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.na.lɔɡ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,868
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « analogue »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).analoguese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « amérindiens » (#17,867), « ANC » (#17,869), « amande » (#17,866). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « analogue » est au #17,868. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around analogue (IPA \a.na.lɔɡ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,868 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for analogue, with forms such as "aanlogue", "analgoue", and "anallogue". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "analogues", "analogie", "analogies", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is analogue, spelled A-N-A-L-O-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui présente une analogie avec une autre chose.
  2. 2
    En parlant de la polarité d’un corps pyroélectrique comme la tourmaline, qui devient négatif quand la température descend et positif quand elle s’élève.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il est probable que la décomposition par la chaleur de l'acide acétique et des composés du même ordre à équivalents plus élevés, étant opérée dans des conditions déshydrogénantes, formera, outre la benzine, toute la série des carbures analogues.
  2. Plusieurs jeunes gens s'amusaient d'un jeu de balles analogue à la paume avec d'énormes raquettes recouvertes de cuir de bœuf, […].

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 French 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. The IPA pronunciation is \a.na.lɔɡ\.
What does "analogue" mean?
As an adjective, "analogue" means: Qui présente une analogie avec une autre chose.
What words are commonly confused with "analogue"?
"analogue" is commonly confused with "analogues", "analogie", "analogies". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "analogue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "analogue" is \a.na.lɔɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "analogue" come from?
"analogue" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French 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