Which to use
“utilidad” and “utilidades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,957
- “utilidad” frequency rank
- #13,812
- “utilidades” frequency rank
- 18769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilidad | utilidades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fruto o interés que se saca de alguna cosa. | Forma del plural de utilidad. |
Where the eye mixes utilidad and utilidades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. utilidad runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against utilidades's 10 (VCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses utilidad with utilidades
A purely visual mix-up. utilidad ([ut̪iliˈð̞að̞]) and utilidades ([ut̪iliˈð̞að̞es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “utilidad” sits inside “utilidades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
utilidad is recorded at frequency rank #4,957, classified as anoun, pronounced [ut̪iliˈð̞að̞]. utilidades is at rank #13,812, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ut̪iliˈð̞að̞es].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18769, this pair ranks #266,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilidad vs utilidades
Shared letters: adiltu. Private to "utilidad": -. Private to "utilidades": es.
"utilidad" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "utilidades" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- utilidad ← tuilidad · uitlidad · utiildad · utildiad · utiliadd · utilidadd · utilidda · utiliddad
- utilidades ← tuilidades · uitlidades · utiildades · utildiades · utiliaddes · utilidaddes · utilidadess · utilidadse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "utilidad" for "utilidades" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "utilidad" or "utilidades" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "utilidad" and "utilidades" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "utilidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "utilidades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilidad" and "utilidades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utilidades vs utilizadas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #266,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.