# utilization

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #15,081

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of utilisation.

## Etymology
From French utilisation or from utilize + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **utilisation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/utilisation-vs-utilization)

## Common misspellings (16)
`tuilization`, `uitlization`, `utiilzation`, `utiliaztion`, `utilizaiton`, `utilizasion`, `utilizatino`, `utilizationn`, `utilizatoin`, `utilizattion`, `utiliztaion`, `utilizzation`, `utillization`, `utilziation`, `utliization`, `uttilization`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/utilization