Which to use
“ich” is a pronoun and “its” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,637
- “ich” frequency rank
- #11,659
- “its” frequency rank
- 44296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ich | its |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eu, pronome pessoal do caso nominativo da primeira pessoa do singular: | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa neutra do singular, dele ou dela. |
Letter map: ich vs its
Shared letters muted; letters that set ich and its apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ich and its
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ich is apronoun and itsanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ich is recorded at frequency rank #32,637, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈɪç/. its is at rank #11,659, tagged as anadj.
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 44296, this pair ranks #21,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ich vs its
Shared letters: i. Private to "ich": ch. Private to "its": st.
"ich" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "its" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ich" for "its" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pair "ich" vs "its" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ich" 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 #21,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ich" and "its" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ich vs ino". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.