# IT vs item

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### IT
*abbrev · IPA [aɪ̯ˈtiː] · frequency rank #1,011*
Impulstelegrafie

### item
*adverb · IPA [ˈiːtɛm] · frequency rank #16,743*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/it-vs-item