intvsithTell them apart

Quick tell: int is a verb, ith is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“int” is a verb and “ith” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,770
“int” frequency rank
#49,435
“ith” frequency rank
59205
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature int ith
Definition To die intentionally in a match by having oneself slain by enemy characters or structures so as to give resources to the opposing team Occurring at position i in a sequence.

Letter map: int vs ith

Shared letters muted; letters that set int and ith apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. int and ith follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

3 ch
int
3 ch
ith

Grammar separator: int vs ith

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: int is averb and ithanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

int is recorded at frequency rank #9,770, classified as averb. ith is at rank #49,435, tagged as anadj, pronounced /aɪθ/.

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 59205, this pair ranks #107,645 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of int vs ith

Shared letters: it. Private to "int": n. Private to "ith": h.

"int" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "ith" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "int" and "ith" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "int" is a verb and "ith" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "int" vs "ith" - which ranks higher?
"int" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,770 in our English list, against #49,435 for "ith". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "int" vs "ith" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "int" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ith" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #107,645 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "int" and "ith" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ISR vs ith". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #107,645 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list