analysesvsanalystesConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
analyses
9 ch
analystes

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

  • analysesaanlyses · anallyses · analsyes · analyess · analysess · analysses · analyyses · anaylses
  • analystesaanlystes · anallystes · analsytes · analysets · analysstes · analystess · analystse · analysttes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "analyses" for "analystes" ever safe?
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, "analyses" or "analystes"?
"analyses" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,120 in our French list, against #16,294 for "analystes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list