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Analisys or analysis?

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Correct spelling: analysis. Misspelling: analisys.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

The Y comes in the middle and the I near the end: anal-Y-s-I-s.

Why people write “analisys”

“analisys” has the right letters in the wrong places: the Y and the I trade positions.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make analysis automatic.

Other misspellings of “analysis”

People also write “analysys” and “anaylsis”. Here is where each one goes wrong.

“analysys”

Letter by letter
CorrectWrong

Correct spelling: analysis. Misspelling: analysys.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

The misspelling “analysys” is only one letter off: it uses Y in place of I; the two letters can sound alike here.

“anaylsis”

Letter by letter
CorrectWrong

Correct spelling: analysis. Misspelling: anaylsis.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

The misspelling “anaylsis” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of L and Y.

What does “analysis” mean?

analysis noun

  1. an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
  2. the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations

    Synonyms:

  3. a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
  4. the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Analysis” in a sentence

  • The analysis took three weeks.
  • His physician recommended psychoanalysis.

Is “analysis” a playable word?

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11 points in Scrabble · 12 in Words With Friends

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  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“analisys” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ANALYSIS.

Analysis: quick answers

Is it analisys or analysis?
The correct spelling is analysis. “analisys” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists. “analysys” and “anaylsis” are wrong too.
How can I remember how to spell analysis?
The Y comes in the middle and the I near the end: anal-Y-s-I-s.
What does analysis mean?
Analysis means: an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole.