ii vs ito, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ii” is an adverb and “ito” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#627
“ii” frequency rank: #42,956
“ito” frequency rank: 43583
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ii	ito
Definition	Oui.	(se) Noyer, (s') asphyxier, (s') étouffer.

Letter map: ii vs ito

Shared letters muted; letters that set ii and ito apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

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ito

Grammar separator: ii vs ito

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ii is anadverb and itoaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ii is recorded at frequency rank #627, classified as anadv, pronounced \iː\. ito is at rank #42,956, tagged as averb.

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 43583, this pair ranks #216,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ii vs ito

Shared letters: i. Private to "ii": -. Private to "ito": ot.

"ii" · 2 letters · shape VV · "ito" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ii" and "ito" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ii" is an adverb and "ito" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "ii" or "ito"?

"ii" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #627 in our French list, against #42,956 for "ito". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ii" and "ito".

Full dictionary entry for "ii" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #216,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ii" and "ito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isi vs ito". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #216,964 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.