Which to use
“ITER” is a name and “itt” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,832
- “ITER” frequency rank
- #34,586
- “itt” frequency rank
- 81418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ITER | itt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Projet scientifique international de recherche sur un réacteur à fusion nucléaire de type tokamak. | Ici. |
Where the eye mixes ITER and itt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ITER with itt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ITER is \i.tɛʁ\ while itt is \itt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ITER is recorded at frequency rank #46,832, classified as aname, pronounced \i.tɛʁ\. 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 81418, this pair ranks #18,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ITER vs itt
Shared letters: it. Private to "ITER": er. Private to "itt": -.
"ITER" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "itt" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ITER ← ietr · iterr · itre · itter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ITER" for "itt" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "ITER" or "itt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ITER" and "itt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ITER" 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 #18,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ITER" and "itt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ime vs ITER". 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 #18,798 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.