Which to use
“ill” and “its” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,899
- “ill” frequency rank
- #11,659
- “its” frequency rank
- 56558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ill | its |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | doente | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa neutra do singular, dele ou dela. |
Letter map: ill vs its
Shared letters muted; letters that set ill and its apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Pair insight - ill / its
ill and its are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ill is recorded at frequency rank #44,899, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɪl/. 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 56558, this pair ranks #9,893 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ill vs its
Shared letters: i. Private to "ill": l. Private to "its": st.
"ill" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "its" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ill" and "its" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ill" vs "its" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ill" and "its".
- Full dictionary entry for "ill" 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 #9,893 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ill" and "its" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ill vs ino". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,893 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.