analyze

How to Split "analyze" into Syllables

The word analyze is divided into 4 syllables: a·na·ly·ze. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.

📝 Syllable Breakdown

• a — 1st syllable
• na — 2nd syllable
• ly — 3rd syllable
• ze — 4th syllable

🔊 Pronunciation Guide

The phonetic transcription of analyze:

• IPA: /ˈæn.ə.laɪz/

📖 Definitions

1. analyze (third-person singular simple present analyzes, present participle analyzing, simple past and past participle analyzed) (American spelling)
2. According to the third edition of Fowler's Modern English Usage, both analyze and the British spelling analyse are equally indefensible from an etymological perspective. The correct but now impossible form should have been *analysize.

📚 Word Origin & History

Probably a back-formation from analysis, or from Middle French analyser, from analyse, from Medieval Latin analysis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis, “a breaking up, a loosening, releasing”), from ἀναλύω (analúō, “to unloose, release, set free”), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”) + λύσις (lúsis, “a loosening”), from λύω (lúō, “to unfasten”).

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• Correct pronunciation — Knowing syllable structure ensures accurate speech
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📊 Similar Words Comparison

Compare analyze with related words to understand syllable patterns:

Word	Syllables	Division
analyze	4	a·na·ly·ze
amylase	4	a-my-la-se
anomalies	4	a-no-ma-lies
analysis	4	a-na-ly-sis
analogue	4	a-na-lo-gue

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