analysevsanalyséeWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“analyse” and “analysée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,017
“analyse” frequency rank
#29,633
“analysée” frequency rank
30650
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature analyse analysée
Definition Résolution d’un tout en ses parties. Patiente suivant une psychanalyse.

Where the eye mixes analyse and analysée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. analyse runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against analysée's 8 (VCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
analyse
8 ch
analysée

Look-alike desk: analyse vs analysée

A purely visual mix-up. analyse (\a.na.liz\) and analysée (\a.na.li.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

analyse is recorded at frequency rank #1,017, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.na.liz\. analysée is at rank #29,633, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.na.li.ze\.

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 30650, this pair ranks #308,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of analyse vs analysée

Shared letters: aelnsy. Private to "analyse": -. Private to "analysée": é.

"analyse" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "analysée" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • analyse ← aanlyse · anallyse · analsye · analyes · analysse · analyyse · anaylse · anlayse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "analyse" and "analysée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.na.liz\ versus \a.na.li.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "analyse" vs "analysée" - which ranks higher?
"analyse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,017 in our French list, against #29,633 for "analysée". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "analyse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "analysée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #308,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "analyse" and "analysée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "analysée vs analyseur". 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 #308,876 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list