Which to use
“it'd” is a contraction and “ith” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,229
- “it'd” frequency rank
- #49,435
- “ith” frequency rank
- 54664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | it'd | ith |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contraction of it + had. | Occurring at position i in a sequence. |
Where the eye mixes it'd and ith
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: it'd is /ˈɪtəd/ while ith is /aɪθ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54664, 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/. ith is at rank #49,435, tagged as anadj, pronounced /aɪθ/.
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 54664, this pair ranks #139,335 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of it'd vs ith
Shared letters: it. Private to "it'd": d. Private to "ith": h.
"it'd" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ith" · 3 letters · shape VCC