it's

/ɪts/

//ɪts// contraction

The verdict

“it's” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,360. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,360
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contracción de el pronombre it ("ello") y el verbo is ("es").

Corpus desk

Index ES-it-s · it's · Spanish

it's · rank #10,360 · 5 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,360
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH Inés

Nearest frequency peer: Inés (-1 rank slots)

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 “it's”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “it's” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish 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).

it's vs its
75% similar
it's vs ita
50% similar
it's vs Ius
25% similar

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

Key facts for it's
PropertyValue
Headwordit's
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechContraction
IPA/ɪts/
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,360
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “it's” en la frecuencia del español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.it'scae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Inés” (#10,359), “Jan” (#10,361), “introdujo” (#10,358). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around it's (IPA /ɪts/), acontraction. Corpus frequency is #10,360 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Contracción de el pronombre it ("ello") y el verbo is ("es").".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for it's, with forms such as "i'ts", "it'ss", and "its'". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "its", "ita", "Ius", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is it's, spelled I-T-'-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contracción de el pronombre it ("ello") y el verbo is ("es").

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • i'ts
  • it'ss
  • its'
  • itt's
  • ti's

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of it's - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

i'ts2it'ss1its'2itt's1ti's2
Edit distance from "it's"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "it's"?
"it's" is spelled I-T-'-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪts/.
What does "it's" mean?
As a contraction, "it's" means: Contracción de el pronombre it ("ello") y el verbo is ("es").
What words are commonly confused with "it's"?
"it's" is commonly confused with "its", "ita", "Ius". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "it's"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "it's" is /ɪts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "it's" come from?
"it's" is a Spanish 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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "it's" maps to 14 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "its". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #10,360 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "I" letter cohort. I–Z browse

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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