analyséevsanalyseurTell them apart

Which to use

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

#29,633
“analysée” frequency rank
#42,732
“analyseur” frequency rank
72365
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature analysée analyseur
Definition Patiente suivant une psychanalyse. Objet ou chose qui analyse.

Where the eye mixes analysée and analyseur

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. analysée runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVV) against analyseur's 9 (VCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
analysée
9 ch
analyseur

Why the eye confuses analysée with analyseur

A purely visual mix-up. analysée (\a.na.li.ze\) and analyseur (\a.na.li.zœʁ\) 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 72365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

analysée is recorded at frequency rank #29,633, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.na.li.ze\. analyseur is at rank #42,732, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.na.li.zœʁ\.

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 72365, this pair ranks #44,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of analysée vs analyseur

Shared letters: aelnsy. Private to "analysée": é. Private to "analyseur": ru.

"analysée" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV  ·  "analyseur" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • analyseur ← aanlyseur · anallyseur · analsyeur · analyesur · analyseru · analyseurr · analysseur · analysuer

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "analysée" and "analyseur" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.na.li.ze\ versus \a.na.li.zœʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "analysée" vs "analyseur" - which ranks higher?
"analysée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,633 in our French list, against #42,732 for "analyseur". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "analysée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "analyseur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "analysée" and "analyseur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "analysent 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 #44,258 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