Which to use
“analogies” is a noun and “analogue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,243
- “analogies” frequency rank
- #17,868
- “analogue” frequency rank
- 54111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | analogies | analogue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de analogie. | Qui présente une analogie avec une autre chose. |
Where the eye mixes analogies and analogue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. analogies runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVVC) against analogue's 8 (VCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: analogies vs analogue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: analogies is \a.na.lɔ.ʒi\ while analogue is \a.na.lɔɡ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
analogies is recorded at frequency rank #36,243, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.na.lɔ.ʒi\. analogue is at rank #17,868, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.na.lɔɡ\.
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 54111, this pair ranks #136,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of analogies vs analogue
Shared letters: aeglno. Private to "analogies": is. Private to "analogue": u.
"analogies" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC · "analogue" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "analogies" and "analogue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "analogies" vs "analogue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "analogies" and "analogue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "analogies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "analogue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "analogies" and "analogue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "analogies vs analogiques". 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 #136,214 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.