utilicen

[ut̪iˈlisẽn]

/[ut̪iˈlisẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“utilicen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,752. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,752
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de utilizar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-utilicen · utilicen · Spanish

utilicen · rank #15,752 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,752
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH Urquiza

Nearest frequency peer: Urquiza (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “utilicen”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “utilicen” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

utilicen vs utilizan
75% similar
utilicen vs utilicé
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for utilicen
PropertyValue
Headwordutilicen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ut̪iˈlisẽn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,752
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “utilicen”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).utilicencae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Urquiza” (#15,751), “vainilla” (#15,753), “tópicos” (#15,750). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “utilicen” va en #15,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around utilicen (IPA [ut̪iˈlisẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,752 among 448 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for utilicen, with forms such as "tuilicen", "uitlicen", and "utiilcen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "utilizan", "utilicé", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is utilicen, spelled U-T-I-L-I-C-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de utilizar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de utilizar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tuilicen
  • uitlicen
  • utiilcen
  • utilcien
  • utiliccen
  • utilicenn
  • utilicne
  • utiliecn
  • utilisen
  • utillicen
  • utliicen
  • uttilicen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of utilicen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

tuilicen2uitlicen2utiilcen2utilcien2utiliccen1utilicenn1utilicne2utiliecn2
Edit distance from "utilicen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "utilicen"?
"utilicen" is spelled U-T-I-L-I-C-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ut̪iˈlisẽn].
What does "utilicen" mean?
As a verb, "utilicen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de utilizar.
What words are commonly confused with "utilicen"?
"utilicen" is commonly confused with "utilizan", "utilicé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "utilicen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "utilicen" is [ut̪iˈlisẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "utilicen" come from?
"utilicen" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "utilicen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vainilla#15,753vosotras#15,758acusando#15,763adjetivo#15,764

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

vencida12 variantssuscrito12 variantssumisión12 variantssufrimos12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list