Which to use
“ins” is a preposition and “its” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,900
- “ins” frequency rank
- #11,659
- “its” frequency rank
- 39559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ins | its |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ao, no, dendro do | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa neutra do singular, dele ou dela. |
Letter map: ins vs its
Shared letters muted; letters that set ins and its apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ins and its
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ins is apreposition and itsanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “ins” becomes t in “its”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ins is recorded at frequency rank #27,900, classified as aprep, pronounced /ɪns/. 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 39559, this pair ranks #26,666 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ins vs its
Shared letters: is. Private to "ins": n. Private to "its": t.
"ins" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "its" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ins" and "its" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ins" or "its"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ins" and "its".
- Full dictionary entry for "ins" 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 #26,666 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ins" and "its" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ino vs ins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,666 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.