Which to use
“ici” is an adverb and “its” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,880
- “ici” frequency rank
- #11,659
- “its” frequency rank
- 57539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ici | its |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aqui | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa neutra do singular, dele ou dela. |
Letter map: ici vs its
Shared letters muted; letters that set ici and its apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: ici vs its
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ici is anadverb and itsanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ici is recorded at frequency rank #45,880, classified as anadv, pronounced \i.si\. 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 57539, this pair ranks #9,280 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ici vs its
Shared letters: i. Private to "ici": c. Private to "its": st.
"ici" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "its" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ici" and "its" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ici" or "its" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ici" and "its".
- Full dictionary entry for "ici" 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 #9,280 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ici" and "its" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ici vs ino". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,280 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.