Which to use
“it'd” and “it's” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,229
- “it'd” frequency rank
- #55
- “it's” frequency rank
- 5284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | it'd | it's |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contraction of it + had. | Contraction of it + is. |
Where the eye mixes it'd and it's
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. it'd (/ˈɪtəd/) and it's (/ɪts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “it'd” becomes s in “it's”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
it'd is recorded at frequency rank #5,229, classified as acontraction, pronounced /ˈɪtəd/. it's is at rank #55, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /ɪts/.
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 5284, this pair ranks #515,914 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of it'd vs it's
Shared letters: it. Private to "it'd": d. Private to "it's": s.
"it'd" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "it's" · 3 letters · shape VCC