# it's vs items

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### items
*noun · IPA /ˈaɪ.təmz/ · frequency rank #1,726*
plural of item

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