Which to use
“item” is a noun and “its” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,934
- “item” frequency rank
- #11,659
- “its” frequency rank
- 19593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | item | its |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma unidade de uma lista ou conjunto | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa neutra do singular, dele ou dela. |
Letter map: item vs its
Shared letters muted; letters that set item and its apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: item vs its
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: item is anoun and itsanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
item is recorded at frequency rank #7,934, classified as anoun, pronounced /'i.tẽj̃/. 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 19593, this pair ranks #51,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of item vs its
Shared letters: it. Private to "item": em. Private to "its": s.
"item" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "its" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- item ← ietm · itemm · itme · ittem · tiem
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "item" and "its" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "item" or "its" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "item" 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 #51,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "item" 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 #51,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.