Which to use
“item” is an adverb and “ito” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,048
- “item” frequency rank
- #42,956
- “ito” frequency rank
- 62004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | item | ito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De même, également. | (se) Noyer, (s') asphyxier, (s') étouffer. |
Letter map: item vs ito
Shared letters muted; letters that set item and ito apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: item vs ito
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: item is anadverb and itoaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
item is recorded at frequency rank #19,048, classified as anadv, pronounced \i.tɛm\. 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 62004, this pair ranks #89,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of item vs ito
Shared letters: it. Private to "item": em. Private to "ito": o.
"item" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ito" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- item ← ietm · itemm · ittem
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "item" and "ito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "item" or "ito" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "item" and "ito". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "item" 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 #89,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "item" 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 #89,355 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.