Which to use
“its” is a determiner and “IUT” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,916
- “its” frequency rank
- #18,512
- “IUT” frequency rank
- 34428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | its | IUT |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Son, sa (lorsque c’est une chose qui possède). | Composante d'université française qui assure une formation continue d’enseignement supérieur, et délivre le diplôme DUT. |
Where the eye mixes its and IUT
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: its vs IUT
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: its is \ɪts\ while IUT is \i.y.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
its is recorded at frequency rank #15,916, classified as adet, pronounced \ɪts\. IUT is at rank #18,512, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.y.te\.
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 34428, this pair ranks #283,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of its vs IUT
Shared letters: it. Private to "its": s. Private to "IUT": u.
"its" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "IUT" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "its" and "IUT" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "its" or "IUT" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "its" and "IUT" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "its" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "IUT" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "its" and "IUT" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isi vs IUT". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #283,907 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.