analysevsanalyserWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: analyse is a noun, analyser is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“analyse” is a noun and “analyser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,017
“analyse” frequency rank
#5,422
“analyser” frequency rank
6439
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature analyse analyser
Definition Résolution d’un tout en ses parties. Examiner en ses différentes parties.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set analyse and analyser apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
analyse
8 ch
analyser

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: analyse is \a.na.liz\ while analyser is \a.na.li.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “analyse” sits inside “analyser”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6439, 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\. analyser is at rank #5,422, tagged as averb, 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 6439, this pair ranks #426,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of analyse vs analyser

Shared letters: aelnsy. Private to "analyse": -. Private to "analyser": r.

"analyse" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "analyser" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • analyseaanlyse · anallyse · analsye · analyes · analysse · analyyse · anaylse · anlayse
  • analyseraanlyser · anallyser · analsyer · analyesr · analyserr · analysre · analysser · analyyser

Frequency comparison

analyse#1,017
analyser#5,422

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "analyse" and "analyser" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "analyse" is a noun and "analyser" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "analyse" or "analyser"?
"analyse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,017 in our French list, against #5,422 for "analyser". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering analyse vs analyser

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “analyse”; for a verb, it's “analyser”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “analyse” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list