Which to use
“ita” is a pronoun and “item” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,135
- “ita” frequency rank
- #16,743
- “item” frequency rank
- 46878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ita | item |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personalpronomen 3. Person Femininum Singular; sie | auf die gleiche Weise |
Where the eye mixes ita and item
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ita runs 3 letters (VCV) against item's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ita vs item
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ita is [ítá] while item is [ˈiːtɛm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ita is recorded at frequency rank #30,135, classified as apron, pronounced [ítá]. item is at rank #16,743, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈiːtɛm].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46878, this pair ranks #1,303,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ita vs item
Shared letters: it. Private to "ita": a. Private to "item": em.
"ita" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "item" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- item ← ietm · itemm · ittem
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ita" and "item" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ita" or "item" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "item" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,303,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ita" and "item" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "IMs vs ita". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,303,828 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.