Which to use
“ITC” is a name and “itchy” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,549
- “ITC” frequency rank
- #18,599
- “itchy” frequency rank
- 53148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ITC | itchy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Initialism of Independent Television Commission. | Characterized by itching. (of a condition) |
Letter map: ITC vs itchy
Shared letters muted; letters that set ITC and itchy apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. ITC runs 3 letters (VCC) against itchy's 5 (VCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - ITC and itchy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ITC is aname and itchyanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ITC” sits inside “itchy”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ITC is recorded at frequency rank #34,549, classified as aname. itchy is at rank #18,599, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɪt͡ʃi/.
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 53148, this pair ranks #151,361 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ITC vs itchy
Shared letters: cit. Private to "ITC": -. Private to "itchy": hy.
"ITC" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "itchy" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- itchy ← icthy · itcchy · itchhy · itchyy · itcyh · ithcy · ittchy · tichy
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ITC" and "itchy" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ITC" vs "itchy" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "ITC" vs "itchy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ITC" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "itchy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,361 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ITC" and "itchy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ITC vs ith". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #151,361 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.