analysesvsAnalysisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,120
“analyses” frequency rank
#31,343
“Analysis” frequency rank
35463
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature analyses Analysis
Definition Pluriel de analyse. Analyse.

Where the eye mixes analyses and Analysis

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

8 ch
analyses
8 ch
Analysis

Visual trap between analyses and Analysis

A purely visual mix-up. analyses (\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 a single letter - e in “analyses” becomes i in “Analysis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

analyses is recorded at frequency rank #4,120, 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 35463, this pair ranks #276,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of analyses vs Analysis

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

"analyses" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "Analysis" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • analysesaanlyses · anallyses · analsyes · analyess · analysess · analysses · analyyses · anaylses
  • Analysisaanlysis · anallysis · analsyis · analyiss · analysiss · analyssi · analyssis · analyysis

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "analyses" 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.
Frequency check: "analyses" vs "Analysis" - which ranks higher?
"analyses" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,120 in our French list, against #31,343 for "Analysis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "analyses" 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 #276,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "analyses" 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 #276,582 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