útil
Spanish, adjective/ˈutil/
útil is spelled Ú-T-I-L (4 letters) and appears 38 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,249th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Útil is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “useful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que sirve a un efecto”.
What does útil mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que sirve a un efecto. 2. Que da provecho o beneficio.
noun: 1. Objeto o aparato, normalmente artificial, que se emplea para facilitar o posibilitar un trabajo, ampliando las capacidades naturales del cuerpo humano.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of útil
- útiles feminine masculine plural
- utilísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce útil?
- /ˈutil/
- [ˈu.t̪il]
- [ˈut̪il]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to útil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is útil in Spanish?
útil appears 38 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).