Which to use
“ils” is a pronoun and “its” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,900
- “ils” frequency rank
- #11,659
- “its” frequency rank
- 56559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ils | its |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eles | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa neutra do singular, dele ou dela. |
Letter map: ils vs its
Shared letters muted; letters that set ils and its apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ils / its
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ils is apronoun and itsanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - l in “ils” becomes t in “its”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ils is recorded at frequency rank #44,900, classified as apron, pronounced \il\. 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 56559, this pair ranks #9,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ils vs its
Shared letters: is. Private to "ils": l. Private to "its": t.
"ils" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "its" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ils" and "its" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ils" or "its"?
What to do next
Pair "ils" vs "its" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ils" 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 #9,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ils" and "its" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ils vs ino". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.