ITU
The verdict
“ITU” is uncommon German (frequency #84,148 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,148
- frequency rank, German
- 17,725
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Internationale Fernmeldeunion
Corpus desk
Index DE-itu · ITU · German
ITU · rank #84,148 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,148
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,725
- PHOTO-FINISH Isthmus
Nearest frequency peer: Isthmus (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ITU”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- irrsinnige
irrsinnige
15,857 corpus weight
- Irrtümern
Irrtümern
15,856 corpus weight
- Isthmus
Isthmus
15,854 corpus weight
- ITU
ITU
15,853 corpus weight
- Janna
Janna
15,852 corpus weight
- jaulen
jaulen
15,851 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ITU” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ITU |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #84,148 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ITU” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ITU is uncommon German at frequency #84,148 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Internationale Fernmeldeunion".
ITU has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ITU, spelled I-T-U.
Definition
- 1Internationale Fernmeldeunion
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ITU", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.