# utilize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/ · frequency rank #10,473

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of utilise.

## Etymology
From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī (“use”).

## Easily confused with
- **utility** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/utility-vs-utilize)
- **utilise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/utilise-vs-utilize)

## Common misspellings (9)
`tuilize`, `uitlize`, `utiilze`, `utiliez`, `utilizze`, `utillize`, `utilzie`, `utliize`, `uttilize`

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