Which to use
“iggy” is a verb and “itty” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,862
- “iggy” frequency rank
- #48,299
- “itty” frequency rank
- 68161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iggy | itty |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To ignore (a user on a chat system, etc.). | Extremely small; itty-bitty. |
Letter map: iggy vs itty
Shared letters muted; letters that set iggy and itty apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for iggy / itty
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: iggy is averb and ittyanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iggy is recorded at frequency rank #19,862, classified as averb. itty is at rank #48,299, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɪti/.
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 68161, this pair ranks #60,158 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of iggy vs itty
Shared letters: iy. Private to "iggy": g. Private to "itty": t.
"iggy" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "itty" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "iggy" and "itty" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "iggy" or "itty"?
Useful next steps
Pair "iggy" vs "itty" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "iggy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "itty" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,158 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iggy" and "itty" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ith vs itty". 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 #60,158 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.