# IQ vs its

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### IQ
*noun · IPA /ˌaɪ ˈkjuː/ · frequency rank #11,406*
Initialism of intelligence quotient.

### its
*determiner · IPA /ɪts/ · frequency rank #75*
Belonging to it.

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