utile
/ˈjuː.taɪl/noun
utile is spelled U-T-I-L-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, utile means “A theoretical unit of measure of utility, for indicating a supposed quantity of satisfaction derived from an economic transaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of utile is utiles.
How many letters and syllables are in utile?
| Letters | 5: U-T-I-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is utile?
Utile appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce utile?
- UK /ˈjuː.taɪl/
Utile has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-utile.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with utile?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as utile (/utaɪl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tuile.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of utile
- more utile comparative
- most utile superlative
- utiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does utile mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A theoretical unit of measure of utility, for indicating a supposed quantity of satisfaction derived from an economic transaction.
[T]he ‘happiness utile’ does not exist, at least not yet.
adjective
- 1
archaicUseful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does utile come from?
From Middle French utile, from Old French utele, from Latin ūtilis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).