Which to use
“item” is a noun and “itt” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,629
- “item” frequency rank
- #25,431
- “itt” frequency rank
- 28060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | item | itt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A distinct physical object. | Obsolete spelling of it. |
Letter map: item vs itt
Shared letters muted; letters that set item and itt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for item / itt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: item is anoun and ittapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
item is recorded at frequency rank #2,629, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaɪ.təm/. 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 28060, this pair ranks #374,045 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of item vs itt
Shared letters: it. Private to "item": em. Private to "itt": -.
"item" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "itt" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- item ← ietm · itemm · ittem
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "item" and "itt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "item" or "itt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "item" vs "itt" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "item" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "itt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,045 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "item" and "itt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ith vs itt". 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 #374,045 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.