ítem

[ˈit̪ẽm]

/[ˈit̪ẽm]/ adv

The verdict

“ítem” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,605. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,605
frequency rank, Spanish
23
“Í” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Úsase para introducir cada uno de los acápites de un texto o los elementos de una lista.

Corpus desk

Index ES-item · ítem · Spanish

ítem · rank #31,605 · 5 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,605
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 23
  • PHOTO-FINISH álamo

Nearest frequency peer: álamo (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ítem”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ítem” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

ítem vs its
25% similar
ítem vs it
25% similar
ítem vs im
25% similar

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

Key facts for ítem
PropertyValue
Headwordítem
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈit̪ẽm]
Letters4
Frequency rank#31,605
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ítem”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ítemcae 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 “álamo” (#31,604), “Yves” (#31,603), “abandones” (#31,607). Entre 23 lemas con “Í”, “ítem” va en #31,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around ítem (IPA [ˈit̪ẽm]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #31,605 among 23 “Í” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Úsase para introducir cada uno de los acápites de un texto o los elementos de una lista.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for ítem, with forms such as "tíem", "íetm", and "ítemm". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "its", "it", "im", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ítem, spelled Í-T-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Úsase para introducir cada uno de los acápites de un texto o los elementos de una lista.

Synonyms

ítem más

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tíem
  • íetm
  • ítemm
  • ítme
  • íttem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ítem - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

tíem2íetm2ítemm1ítme2íttem1
Edit distance from "ítem"

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 "ítem"?
"ítem" is spelled Í-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈit̪ẽm].
What does "ítem" mean?
As an adverb, "ítem" means: Úsase para introducir cada uno de los acápites de un texto o los elementos de una lista.
What words are commonly confused with "ítem"?
"ítem" is commonly confused with "its", "it", "im". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ítem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ítem" is [ˈit̪ẽm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ítem" come from?
"ítem" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ítem", 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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list