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What’s the Plural of Analysis?

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An analysis is a “detailed study or examination of something in order to understand more about it; the result of the study”. Its meaning is similar to ‘assess‘ or ‘evaluate‘.

What’s the plural of “analysis”?

👍🏼Usage Note

The research team published a complex analysis of the results.

We need to conduct further analyses before drawing a conclusion.

We need to conduct further analysis before drawing a conclusion.

The report included one detailed analyses of the market.

Following Greek pluralization conventions,

  • Analysis is singular.
  • Analyses (pronounced uh-nal-uh-seeze) is plural.

Forms of analysis

  • To analyze (or analyse in UK English) is the verb form of analysis.
  • Analytic and analytical are adjective forms.

"Analysis" singular in sentence examples.

Most plural nouns in English end in ‘-s’ or ‘-es’. Nouns that end in s/es are regular and simple to form: all you have to do is add ‘s’ or ‘es’! We see this with most nouns: ‘dog’ plural is ‘dogs’, cat turns to cats, book is books, ‘table’/ ‘tables’, and so forth. Plural nouns ending in anything other than ‘s’ or ‘es’ are irregular. To learn more about irregular plurals, check our deep dive here.

Greek pluralization rules

Despite Greek nouns ending with ‘-es’ as plurals, they are still irregular, since, instead of adding ‘-es’ to the word’s ending, the ‘-es’ is swapped with ‘-is’ from its singular case. Because ‘-esreplaces the suffix of its singular noun form (the -is), this changes how we spell and pronounce ‘analyses‘ as a plural and other Greek words.

Analysis/analyses share singular/plural noun patterns with many Greek words: diagnosis, crisis, synopsis, oasis, synthesis, thesis, and nemesis all end in -sis as singular nouns. Each similarly mimics the same plural form; i.e., substitutes the -sis with -ses: diagnoses, crises, oases, syntheses, theses, nemeses, (bases, hypotheses, paralyses, axes, the Greek nouns list goes on).

singular plural
crisis crises
diagnosis diagnoses
oasis oases
synopsis synopses
thesis theses
Greek nouns in English

Apart from being irregular plural nouns, these words have another thing in common: they’re all Greek. Greek occupies roughly 5% of the English language. Most English words come from the Germanic languages, which include Dutch, German, Old Norse, Old Frisian, and a few others.

💡Study Tip

For the plural of analysis, change the -sis ending to -ses: analyses.

Analysis/analyses example sentences

Sentences with “analysis” singular Sentences with “analyses” plural
She gave a thorough analysis of the main character’s motives.

That’s not a bad analysis of the situation.

Oregon ranked fifth worst for reading loss in the analysis and eighth worst in math, the researchers concluded. (Oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022)

The lab’s analyses of the compound revealed that the key element is potassium.

After several analyses of the blood sample, the coroner was able to identify the toxin that killed the wealthy widow.

Because the analyses were not performed in a sterile environment, the results of the chemical breakdowns were tainted.

Quotes from the media

As a result, only the city should determine where the statue would be moved, the judge explained in the court order analysis. (Simrin Singh, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2022)

The scale of the disruption to American education is evident in a district-by-district analysis of test scores. (Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022)

During analyses of future weather patterns, a meteorological team has detected climate changes that may produce a category five hurricane.

The factory owner made several budget analyses to decide which departments could be reduced in size.

Synonyms of analysis

  • inquiry
  • inquiry
  • investigation
  • search
  • study
  • test
  • assessment
  • evaluation
  • dissection
  • examination

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Work Sheet

Question 1 of 10

According to the post, what is the correct plural form of “analysis”?



Based on the usage notes, which sentence demonstrates an INCORRECT use of the singular or plural form of “analysis”?



The post states that the plural form “analyses” is pronounced:



Words like analysis, crisis, and thesis, which change their ending from ‘-sis’ to ‘-ses’ to form the plural, primarily originate from which language?



According to the post, which of the following words also forms its plural by changing the ‘-sis’ ending to ‘-ses’?



The research team published a detailed of the results.



We need to conduct further before drawing a conclusion.



The report included one detailed of the market.



The medical team presented several key of the test results.



The committee reviewed multiple of the proposed budget.





Frequently Asked Questions

What is the plural of “analysis”?
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The post states the plural of “analysis” is “analyses”. It’s an irregular plural following Greek pluralization conventions, unlike most English nouns which typically add ‘-s’ or ‘-es’ to form plurals.

How do you spell the plural form?
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To spell the plural of “analysis”, you change the singular ‘-sis’ ending to ‘-ses’. So, analysis becomes analyses. This irregular pattern is shared with other Greek-origin words mentioned.

How is the plural form pronounced?
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The post provides the pronunciation for the plural “analyses” as “uh-nal-uh-seeze”. The pronunciation changes from the singular form due to the substitution of the ‘-sis’ ending with ‘-ses’.

Why is the plural form irregular?
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The plural form is irregular because “analysis” is a word borrowed from Greek. According to the post, Greek pluralization rules involve replacing the singular ‘-is’ suffix with ‘-es’, not just.

When should I use “analysis” vs “analyses”?
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Use “analysis” for a singular study or examination, like “a complex analysis”. Use “analyses” for multiple studies (plural), as shown in the example “conduct further analyses”. Using the incorrect.

Yash, D. "What’s the Plural of Analysis?." Grammarflex, Jun 3, 2025, https://www.grammarflex.com/whats-the-plural-of-analysis/.

Sources

  1. ‍ Wordsinasentence.com analyses. Merriam-webster.com, analysis. Wikipedia, Noah Webster. Merriam-webster, analysis. Etymology of analysis.

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