anal stage vs anal phase

anal stage and anal phase both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anal stage	Yes	No	No	No
anal phase	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, anal stage and anal phase are synonyms defined as:

anal stage and anal phase: (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned

anal stage (noun)	anal phase (noun)
(psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned	(psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned