Which to use
“analogies” is a noun and “analogues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,243
- “analogies” frequency rank
- #25,545
- “analogues” frequency rank
- 61788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | analogies | analogues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de analogie. | Pluriel de analogue. |
Where the eye mixes analogies and analogues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. analogies and analogues follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between analogies and analogues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: analogies is \a.na.lɔ.ʒi\ while analogues is \a.na.lɔɡ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “analogies” becomes u in “analogues”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61788, 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\. analogues is at rank #25,545, 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 61788, this pair ranks #90,431 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of analogies vs analogues
Shared letters: aeglnos. Private to "analogies": i. Private to "analogues": u.
"analogies" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC · "analogues" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "analogies" and "analogues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "analogies" or "analogues"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "analogies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "analogues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,431 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "analogies" and "analogues" 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 #90,431 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.