Which to use
“isso” is a pronoun and “its” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40
- “isso” frequency rank
- #11,659
- “its” frequency rank
- 11699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | isso | its |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | essa coisa ou esse assunto; essas coisas; esses assuntos | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa neutra do singular, dele ou dela. |
Letter map: isso vs its
Shared letters muted; letters that set isso and its apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - isso and its
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: isso is apronoun and itsanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
isso is recorded at frequency rank #40, classified as apron. 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 11699, this pair ranks #61,103 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of isso vs its
Shared letters: is. Private to "isso": o. Private to "its": t.
"isso" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "its" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- isso ← iso · isos · siso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "isso" for "its" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Pair "isso" vs "its" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "isso" 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 #61,103 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "isso" and "its" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ino vs its". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #61,103 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.