utilizaba
[ut̪iliˈsaβ̞a]
The verdict
“utilizaba” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,472. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,472
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,148
- “U” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de utilizar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | utilizaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ut̪iliˈsaβ̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #16,472 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “utilizaba” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around utilizaba (IPA [ut̪iliˈsaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,472 among 4,148 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for utilizaba, with forms such as "tuilizaba", "uitlizaba", and "utiilzaba". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "utilizar", "utilizan", "utilizado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is utilizaba, spelled U-T-I-L-I-Z-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de utilizar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de utilizar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- tuilizaba
- uitlizaba
- utiilzaba
- utiliazba
- utilizaab
- utilizabba
- utilizava
- utilizbaa
- utilizzaba
- utillizaba
- utilziaba
- utliizaba
- uttilizaba
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of utilizaba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “utilizaba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is U-T-I-L-I-Z-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ut̪iliˈsaβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “utilizar” - see the side-by-side comparison. utilizaba vs utilizar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.