ITC

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"itc" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ITC” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #34,549) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#34,549
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Initialism of Independent Television Commission.

Corpus desk

Index EN-itc · ITC · English

ITC · rank #34,549 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,549
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH irregularly

Nearest frequency peer: irregularly (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “ITC”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ITC” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ITC vs IV
33% similar
ITC vs iz
0% similar
ITC vs its
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ITC
PropertyValue
HeadwordITC
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters3
Frequency rank#34,549
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ITC” sits in English frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).ITClands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “irregularly” (#34,548), “iterative” (#34,550), “internalized” (#34,547). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ITC is neighbouring look-alikes ("IV", "iz", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun. Frequency #34,549 among 2,140 “I” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

ITC has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "IV", "iz", "its", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is ITC, spelled I-T-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Initialism of Independent Television Commission.
  2. 2
    Initialism of Indonesia Trading Company.
  3. 3
    Initialism of Imperial Tobacco Company.
  4. 4
    Initialism of Indian Tobacco Company.
  5. 5
    Initialism of International Trade Commission.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ITC appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. But given the size of the three countries’ economies, and the fact that NAFTA already eliminated most tariffs and trade barriers between them, “the impact of the agreement on the US economy is likely to be moderate,” the ITC report said.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ITC"?
"ITC" is spelled I-T-C.
What does "ITC" mean?
As a proper noun, "ITC" means: Initialism of Independent Television Commission.
What words are commonly confused with "ITC"?
"ITC" is commonly confused with "IV", "iz", "its". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "ITC" come from?
"ITC" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ITC", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jot#34,554ile#34,534hep#34,523hav#34,516

What to do next

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  • Usage frequency rank #34,549 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list