# is vs it's

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### is
*verb · IPA /ɪz/ · frequency rank #8*
third-person singular simple present indicative of be

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/is-vs-it-s