itsy-bitsy
/ˈɪtsi ˈbɪtsi/
"itsy-bitsy" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“itsy-bitsy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Very small; minuscule.
Corpus desk
Index EN-itsy-bitsy · itsy-bitsy · English
itsy-bitsy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | itsy-bitsy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɪtsi ˈbɪtsi/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “itsy-bitsy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
itsy-bitsy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɪtsi ˈbɪtsi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Very small; minuscule.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for itsy-bitsy, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From itty (baby-talk form of little) and/or bitsy. The correct English form is itsy-bitsy, spelled I-T-S-Y---B-I-T-S-Y.
Definition
- 1Very small; minuscule.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how itsy-bitsy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.
She wore an itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot bikini.
Etymology
From itty (baby-talk form of little) and/or bitsy.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.