it'dvsITCWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: it'd is a contraction, ITC is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“it'd” is a contraction and “ITC” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,229
“it'd” frequency rank
#34,549
“ITC” frequency rank
39778
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature it'd ITC
Definition Contraction of it + had. Initialism of Independent Television Commission.

Letter map: it'd vs ITC

Shared letters muted; letters that set it'd and ITC apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
it'd
3 ch
ITC

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: it'd is acontraction and ITCaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39778, 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/. ITC is at rank #34,549, tagged as aname.

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 39778, this pair ranks #273,592 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of it'd vs ITC

Shared letters: it. Private to "it'd": d. Private to "ITC": c.

"it'd" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "ITC" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "it'd" and "ITC" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "it'd" is a contraction and "ITC" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "it'd" or "ITC"?
"it'd" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,229 in our English list, against #34,549 for "ITC". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list