# it's

> English word · Contraction · IPA /ɪts/ · frequency rank #55

## Definitions
1. Contraction of it + is.
2. Contraction of it + has.
3. Contraction of it + was.
4. There's, there is; there're, there are.

## Etymology
Contraction of ‘it is’, ‘it has’ or 'it was'.

## Easily confused with
- **its** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/it-s-vs-its)
- **itt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/it-s-vs-itt)
- **ITC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/it-s-vs-itc)
- **ith** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/it-s-vs-ith)
- **item** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/it-s-vs-item)
- **itch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/it-s-vs-itch)
- **Ives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/it-s-vs-ives)
- **itty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/it-s-vs-itty)
- **items** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/it-s-vs-items)
- **is** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/is-vs-it-s)
- **it** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/it-vs-it-s)
- **I'm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-m-vs-it-s)
- **I'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-d-vs-it-s)
- **iOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ios-vs-it-s)
- **ins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ins-vs-it-s)
- **IRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irs-vs-it-s)
- **ISS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iss-vs-it-s)
- **IDS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ids-vs-it-s)
- **ips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ips-vs-it-s)
- **ifs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ifs-vs-it-s)

## Common misspellings (5)
`i'ts`, `it'ss`, `its'`, `itt's`, `ti's`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/it-s