itovsittWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ito is a verb, itt is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#42,956
“ito” frequency rank
#34,586
“itt” frequency rank
77542
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ito itt
Definition (se) Noyer, (s') asphyxier, (s') étouffer. Ici.

Letter map: ito vs itt

Shared letters muted; letters that set ito and itt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
ito
3 ch
itt

Role in the sentence - ito and itt

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ito is averb and ittanadverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - o in “ito” becomes t in “itt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ito is recorded at frequency rank #42,956, classified as averb. 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 77542, this pair ranks #28,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ito vs itt

Shared letters: it. Private to "ito": o. Private to "itt": -.

"ito" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "itt" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ito" and "itt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ito" is a verb and "itt" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ito" vs "itt" - which ranks higher?
"itt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,586 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

Pair "ito" vs "itt" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ito" 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 #28,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ito" and "itt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isi vs ito". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #28,064 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