Which to use
“it” is a pronoun and “ith” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12
- “it” frequency rank
- #49,435
- “ith” frequency rank
- 49447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | it | ith |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing. | Occurring at position i in a sequence. |
Where the eye mixes it and ith
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: it vs ith
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: it is /ɪt/ while ith is /aɪθ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “it” sits inside “ith”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
it is recorded at frequency rank #12, classified as apron, pronounced /ɪt/. 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 49447, this pair ranks #183,514 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of it vs ith
Shared letters: it. Private to "it": -. Private to "ith": h.
"it" · 2 letters · shape VC · "ith" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "it" and "ith" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "it" vs "ith" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "it" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ith" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,514 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "it" and "ith" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ISR vs ith". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #183,514 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.