LexBrew
Confusables Entry 1100 / 1350 60-second read

Analogous vs. Analogy

Adjective (comparable) versus noun (the comparison).

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

Her situation is an analogy to mine.

✓ Correct

Her situation is analogous to mine.

The ruleii

ANALOGOUS (adj). ANALOGY (n).

ANALOGOUS is the adjective — describing two things as comparable in some respect. ANALOGY is the noun — the comparison itself.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

ComparE = analogY. ComparablE = analogouS.

You might also like 7 related
↑↓Navigate Open EscClose All results →