analysevsanalystesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,017
“analyse” frequency rank
#16,294
“analystes” frequency rank
17311
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature analyse analystes
Definition Résolution d’un tout en ses parties. Pluriel de analyste.

Where the eye mixes analyse and analystes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
analyse
9 ch
analystes

Look-alike desk: analyse vs analystes

A purely visual mix-up. analyse (\a.na.liz\) and analystes (\a.na.list\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17311, 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\. analystes is at rank #16,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.na.list\.

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 17311, this pair ranks #383,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of analyse vs analystes

Shared letters: aelnsy. Private to "analyse": -. Private to "analystes": t.

"analyse" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "analystes" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • analyseaanlyse · anallyse · analsye · analyes · analysse · analyyse · anaylse · anlayse
  • analystesaanlystes · anallystes · analsytes · analysets · analysstes · analystess · analystse · analysttes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "analyse" and "analystes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\a.na.liz\ versus \a.na.list\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "analyse" or "analystes"?
"analyse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,017 in our French list, against #16,294 for "analystes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "analyse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "analystes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #383,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "analyse" and "analystes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "analysons vs analystes". 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 #383,793 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