Which to use
“I's” is a noun and “issa” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,096
- “I's” frequency rank
- #21,249
- “issa” frequency rank
- 46345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | I's | issa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of I (letter of the alphabet or the ego) | Contraction of it's + a. |
Letter map: I's vs issa
Shared letters muted; letters that set I's and issa apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - I's and issa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: I's is anoun and issaacontraction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
I's is recorded at frequency rank #25,096, classified as anoun. issa is at rank #21,249, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /ˈɪsə/.
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 46345, this pair ranks #212,669 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of I's vs issa
Shared letters: is. Private to "I's": -. Private to "issa": a.
"I's" · 2 letters · shape VC · "issa" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- issa ← isas · sisa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "I's" for "issa" ever safe?
Which is more common, "I's" or "issa"?
What to do next
Pair "I's" vs "issa" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "I's" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "issa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,669 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "I's" and "issa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "I's vs ith". 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 #212,669 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.