Which to use
“ips” is a symbol and “its” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,871
- “ips” frequency rank
- #15,916
- “its” frequency rank
- 54787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ips | its |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité de mesure de la fréquence d’échantillonnage d’un film : nombre d’images qui défilent par seconde. | Son, sa (lorsque c’est une chose qui possède). |
Where the eye mixes ips and its
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ips vs its
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ips is \i.pe.ɛs\ while its is \ɪts\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - p in “ips” becomes t in “its”, and the parts of speech differ too (symbol vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ips is recorded at frequency rank #38,871, classified as asymbol, pronounced \i.pe.ɛs\. its is at rank #15,916, tagged as adet, pronounced \ɪts\.
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 54787, this pair ranks #131,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ips vs its
Shared letters: is. Private to "ips": p. Private to "its": t.
"ips" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "its" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ips" and "its" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "ips" or "its" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ips" and "its" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ips" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "its" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ips" and "its" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ips vs isi". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #131,671 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.