Which to use
“íon” is a noun and “its” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,174
- “íon” frequency rank
- #11,659
- “its” frequency rank
- 55833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | íon | its |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espécie química eletricamente carregada, geralmente um átomo ou molécula que perdeu ou ganhou elétrons | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa neutra do singular, dele ou dela. |
Letter map: íon vs its
Shared letters muted; letters that set íon and its apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Role in the sentence - íon and its
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: íon is anoun and itsanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
íon is recorded at frequency rank #44,174, classified as anoun. 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 55833, this pair ranks #10,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of íon vs its
Shared letters: none. Private to "íon": noí. Private to "its": ist.
"íon" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "its" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "íon" and "its". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "íon" 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 #10,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "íon" and "its" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ino vs íon". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.