# iOS vs it's

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### iOS
*name · frequency rank #5,888*
A mobile operating system (OS) created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware.

### it's
*contraction · IPA /ɪts/ · frequency rank #55*
Contraction of it + is.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ios-vs-it-s