analysevsAnalysisTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,017
“analyse” frequency rank
#31,343
“Analysis” frequency rank
32360
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature analyse Analysis
Definition Résolution d’un tout en ses parties. Analyse.

Where the eye mixes analyse and Analysis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
analyse
8 ch
Analysis

Look-alike desk: analyse vs Analysis

A purely visual mix-up. analyse (\a.na.liz\) and Analysis (\aˈnaːlyzɪs\) 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 32360, 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\. Analysis is at rank #31,343, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aˈnaːlyzɪs\.

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 32360, this pair ranks #297,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of analyse vs Analysis

Shared letters: alnsy. Private to "analyse": e. Private to "Analysis": i.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • analyseaanlyse · anallyse · analsye · analyes · analysse · analyyse · anaylse · anlayse
  • Analysisaanlysis · anallysis · analsyis · analyiss · analysiss · analyssi · analyssis · analyysis

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "analyse" and "Analysis" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.na.liz\ versus \aˈnaːlyzɪs\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "analyse" or "Analysis"?
"analyse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,017 in our French list, against #31,343 for "Analysis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "analyse" and "Analysis" 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 "Analysis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #297,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "analyse" and "Analysis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Analysis vs analysons". 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 #297,809 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