3 syllables: an, a, lyzed. Stress on an.
AN-uh-leyezd
/ˈænəˌlaɪzd/
analyzed is pronounced AN-uh-leyezd (/ˈænəˌlaɪzd/). It has three syllables (an-a-lyzed), with the stress on "an". Analyzed is the past tense verb form meaning examined in detail or studied carefully. In analysis contexts it often appears as “analyzed data” or “analyzed results.” The pronunciation is stressed on the second syllable, and the word ends with a voiced /t/ or /d/ depending on the following environment in connected speech. Overall, it signals completion of an analytic process and is common in academic, scientific, and professional writing.
Analyzed is the past tense verb form meaning examined in detail or studied carefully. In analysis contexts it often appears as “analyzed data” or “analyzed results.” The pronunciation is stressed on the second syllable, and the word ends with a voiced /t/ or /d/ depending on the following environment in connected speech. Overall, it signals completion of an analytic process and is common in academic, scientific, and professional writing.
"The data were analyzed to identify trends."
"She carefully analyzed the questionnaire responses."
"After the tests were analyzed, the team reported the findings."
US: /ˈæ.nəˌlaɪzd/; UK: /ˈæ.nəˌlaɪzd/; AU: /ˈæ.nəˌlaɪzd/. Primary stress falls on the first syllable, with a slight secondary stress on the third syllable where /laɪ/ sits. Start with the flat /æ/ as in “cat,” then a quick /nə/ cluster, then /laɪ/ as in “live,” finally the /zd/ ending. In careful speech, ensure the final /d/ is not dropped; in rapid speech you may hear a syllabic /z/ before the /d/.” keywords:[
Common mistakes: 1) Turning /æ/ into a more back or lax vowel; keep the front open /æ/. 2) Slurring /ˈnə/ into /ənə/ without a clear schwa; keep a light /n/ and clear /ə/. 3) Dropping the final /d/ in fast speech. Correction: practice the final cluster /zd/ as a quick, voiced stop coarticulated with /z/; keep the /ɪ/—wait, correction: the second syllable is /laɪ/; practice the /laɪzd/ combination with a crisp, voiced /d/.
US/UK: primary stress on first syllable; US often has a slightly more relaxed /ə/ in /ənə/, UK often shows a sharper /ɪ/ in /laɪ/ depending on speaker; AU tends to flatten vowels and merge /æ/ with /a/, so /ˈæ.nəˌlaɪzd/ remains recognizable but with subtler rhotics and less pronounced /r/ influence. The final /d/ remains aligned with voicing. Overall, the nucleus vowels in /æ/ and /laɪ/ are the most noticeable differences across accents.
The difficulty lies in the rapid sequence of three distinct vowel/consonant clusters: /æ/ → /n/ → /ə/ (or /ə/ in unstressed second syllable) and the diphthong /aɪ/ in /laɪ/. The ending /zd/ also requires precise voicing and transition from the /z/ to the /d/. In careful speech, you must coordinate easing tongue position from a front vowel to a high-mid glide and finally land on a voiced alveolar stop. Practicing the +3 segments separately helps.
A unique aspect is the stressed syllable pattern with a secondary emphasis on the /laɪ/ portion in some speakers, especially in careful speech; contrast with other -ed past forms where the ending might be a softer /t/ or /d/. In many contexts the /ˈæ.nəˌlaɪzd/ pattern stands out, particularly when distance between stressed syllables is defined by register. IPA helps track subtle vowel shifts and rhoticity.
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An- + -lyze (analyze) + -ed. The root analyze comes from Latin analysis, from Greek analysis (analusis) meaning a breaking up or loosening; from ana- (up, again) + lysis (a loosening, breaking). The verb analyze entered English in the late 14th century via Old French and Latin, originally meaning to factor or separate; by the 19th–20th centuries, it took on the scientific sense of breaking something down into its components for study. The suffix -ed marks past tense, common in English for completed actions. The progression reflects the rise of scientific discourse in English, where “analyze” and its adjective form “analyzable/analyzable” became central to methodology, data interpretation, and argumentative writing, with “analyzed” appearing frequently in research reports and peer-reviewed articles. First known uses appear in academic Latin texts that later entered English through learned borrowings; the word’s sense of systematic examination matured as disciplines formalized analytical methods. In contemporary usage, “analyzed” often collocates with data, results, evidence, and samples, signaling a completed analytic step in a process, experiment, or study.
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