Which to use
“utilidad” is a noun and “utilizado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,957
- “utilidad” frequency rank
- #2,584
- “utilizado” frequency rank
- 7541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilidad | utilizado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fruto o interés que se saca de alguna cosa. | Participio de utilizar. |
Where the eye mixes utilidad and utilizado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. utilidad runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against utilizado's 9 (VCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between utilidad and utilizado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: utilidad is [ut̪iliˈð̞að̞] while utilizado is [ut̪iliˈsað̞o]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7541, 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]. utilizado is at rank #2,584, tagged as averb, pronounced [ut̪iliˈsað̞o].
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 7541, this pair ranks #307,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilidad vs utilizado
Shared letters: adiltu. Private to "utilidad": -. Private to "utilizado": oz.
"utilidad" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "utilizado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "utilidad" and "utilizado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "utilidad" or "utilizado"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "utilidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "utilizado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilidad" and "utilizado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utilizado vs utilizará". 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 #307,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.