itvsIusWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: it is a noun, Ius is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“it” is a noun and “Ius” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,935
“it” frequency rank
#43,081
“Ius” frequency rank
46016
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature it Ius
Definition Perro. Apellido.

Where the eye mixes it and Ius

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

2 ch
it
3 ch
Ius

Visual trap between it and Ius

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: it is [ˈit] while Ius is [ˈjus]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

it is recorded at frequency rank #2,935, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈit]. Ius is at rank #43,081, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈjus].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 46016, this pair ranks #128,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of it vs Ius

Shared letters: i. Private to "it": t. Private to "Ius": su.

"it" · 2 letters · shape VC  ·  "Ius" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "it" and "Ius" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "it" is a noun and "Ius" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "it" vs "Ius" - which ranks higher?
"it" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,935 in our Spanish list, against #43,081 for "Ius". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "it" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ius" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #128,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "it" and "Ius" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ius vs iza". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #128,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list