Which to use
“ith” is an adjective and “itt” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,435
- “ith” frequency rank
- #25,431
- “itt” frequency rank
- 74866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ith | itt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Occurring at position i in a sequence. | Obsolete spelling of it. |
Letter map: ith vs itt
Shared letters muted; letters that set ith and itt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ith and itt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ith is anadjective and ittapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - h in “ith” becomes t in “itt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ith is recorded at frequency rank #49,435, classified as anadj, pronounced /aɪθ/. 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 74866, this pair ranks #34,947 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ith vs itt
Shared letters: it. Private to "ith": h. Private to "itt": -.
"ith" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "itt" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ith" for "itt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ith" vs "itt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "ith" and "itt". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ith" 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 #34,947 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ith" and "itt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ISR vs ith". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,947 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.