Which to use
“analyses” and “analystes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,120
- “analyses” frequency rank
- #16,294
- “analystes” frequency rank
- 20414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | analyses | analystes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de analyse. | Pluriel de analyste. |
Where the eye mixes analyses and analystes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: analyses vs analystes
A purely visual mix-up. analyses (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20414, 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\. 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 20414, this pair ranks #368,401 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of analyses vs analystes
Shared letters: aelnsy. Private to "analyses": -. Private to "analystes": t.
"analyses" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "analystes" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "analyses" for "analystes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "analyses" or "analystes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "analyses" 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 #368,401 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "analyses" 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 #368,401 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.