# usado vs usando

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### usado
*verb · IPA [uˈsað̞o] · frequency rank #2,141*
Participio de usar.

### usando
*verb · IPA [uˈsãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #1,461*
Gerundio de usar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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