AnalysisvsanalystesWhich spelling fits?

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

#31,343
“Analysis” frequency rank
#16,294
“analystes” frequency rank
47637
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Analysis analystes
Definition Analyse. Pluriel de analyste.

Where the eye mixes Analysis and analystes

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

8 ch
Analysis
9 ch
analystes

Look-alike desk: Analysis vs analystes

A purely visual mix-up. Analysis (\aˈnaːlyzɪs\) 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 47637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Analysis is recorded at frequency rank #31,343, classified as anoun, pronounced \aˈnaːlyzɪs\. 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 47637, this pair ranks #185,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Analysis vs analystes

Shared letters: alnsy. Private to "Analysis": i. Private to "analystes": et.

"Analysis" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "analystes" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Analysisaanlysis · anallysis · analsyis · analyiss · analysiss · analyssi · analyssis · analyysis
  • analystesaanlystes · anallystes · analsytes · analysets · analysstes · analystess · analystse · analysttes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Analysis" for "analystes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\aˈnaːlyzɪs\ versus \a.na.list\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Analysis" or "analystes"?
"analystes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,294 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Analysis" 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 #185,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Analysis" and "analystes" 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 #185,382 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