introvsitoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: intro is a noun, ito is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#17,170
“intro” frequency rank
#42,956
“ito” frequency rank
60126
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intro ito
Definition Introduction. (se) Noyer, (s') asphyxier, (s') étouffer.

Letter map: intro vs ito

Shared letters muted; letters that set intro and ito apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
intro
3 ch
ito

Grammar separator: intro vs ito

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: intro is anoun and itoaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intro is recorded at frequency rank #17,170, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tʁo\. 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 60126, this pair ranks #99,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of intro vs ito

Shared letters: iot. Private to "intro": nr. Private to "ito": -.

"intro" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV  ·  "ito" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • introinntro · inrto · intor · intrro · inttro · itnro

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "intro" and "ito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "intro" is a noun and "ito" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "intro" vs "ito" - which ranks higher?
"intro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,170 in our French list, against #42,956 for "ito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "intro" 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 #99,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "intro" and "ito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isi vs ito". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #99,323 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