it's vs itt, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“it's” is a contraction and “itt” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#55
“it's” frequency rank: #25,431
“itt” frequency rank: 25486
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	it's	itt
Definition	Contraction of it + is.	Obsolete spelling of it.

Letter map: it's vs itt

Shared letters muted; letters that set it's and itt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch

it's

3 ch

itt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: it's is acontraction and ittapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

it's is recorded at frequency rank #55, classified as acontraction, pronounced /ɪts/. itt is at rank #25,431, tagged as apron.

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 25486, this pair ranks #393,909 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of it's vs itt

Shared letters: it. Private to "it's": s. Private to "itt": -.

"it's" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "itt" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "it's" and "itt" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "it's" is a contraction and "itt" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "it's" or "itt"?

"it's" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #55 in our English list, against #25,431 for "itt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.