How to spell analytical

hear itan·a·lyt·i·cal/,ænə'lɪtɪkəl/adjectivePrefixes and work

What it means: Using careful thought to examine details.

In a sentence: The scientist used her analytical skills to solve the puzzle.

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear. Often misspelled as analitical or analitycal.

Same family: analyze, analyst, analytically, data-driven, logical. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Analytical ultimately comes from the Greek word 'analyein,' meaning 'to loosen up' or 'to break apart.' In philosophy and logic, an 'analytical' statement is one that is true simply because of the meanings of the words, like 'all bachelors are unmarried.'

Patterns it uses: The unstressed vowel (schwa)

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