iivsittWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“ii” and “itt” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#627
“ii” frequency rank
#34,586
“itt” frequency rank
35213
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ii itt
Definition Oui. Ici.

Where the eye mixes ii and itt

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

2 ch
ii
3 ch
itt

Look-alike desk: ii vs itt

A purely visual mix-up. ii (\iː\) and itt (\itt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ii is recorded at frequency rank #627, classified as anadv, pronounced \iː\. itt is at rank #34,586, tagged as anadv, pronounced \itt\.

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 35213, this pair ranks #278,351 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ii vs itt

Shared letters: i. Private to "ii": -. Private to "itt": t.

"ii" · 2 letters · shape VV  ·  "itt" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ii" for "itt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\iː\ versus \itt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ii" vs "itt" - which ranks higher?
"ii" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #627 in our French list, against #34,586 for "itt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "ii" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "itt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #278,351 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ii" and "itt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isi vs itt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #278,351 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list