Which to use
“its” is a determiner and “itt” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #75
- “its” frequency rank
- #25,431
- “itt” frequency rank
- 25506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | its | itt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Belonging to it. | Obsolete spelling of it. |
Letter map: its vs itt
Shared letters muted; letters that set its and itt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: its is adeterminer and ittapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - s in “its” becomes t in “itt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
its is recorded at frequency rank #75, classified as adet, 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 25506, this pair ranks #393,759 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of its vs itt
Shared letters: it. Private to "its": s. Private to "itt": -.
"its" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "itt" · 3 letters · shape VCC