Which to use
“utilidad” is a noun and “utilizada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,957
- “utilidad” frequency rank
- #4,387
- “utilizada” frequency rank
- 9344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilidad | utilizada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fruto o interés que se saca de alguna cosa. | Forma del femenino de utilizado, participio de utilizar. |
Where the eye mixes utilidad and utilizada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. utilidad runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against utilizada's 9 (VCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between utilidad and utilizada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: utilidad is [ut̪iliˈð̞að̞] while utilizada is [ut̪iliˈsað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9344, 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]. utilizada is at rank #4,387, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ut̪iliˈsað̞a].
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 9344, this pair ranks #302,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilidad vs utilizada
Shared letters: adiltu. Private to "utilidad": -. Private to "utilizada": z.
"utilidad" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "utilizada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "utilidad" for "utilizada" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "utilidad" or "utilizada" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "utilidad" and "utilizada" 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 "utilizada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilidad" and "utilizada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utilizada vs utilizaría". 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 #302,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.