Which to use
“utilidades” is a noun and “utilizadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,812
- “utilidades” frequency rank
- #7,083
- “utilizadas” frequency rank
- 20895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilidades | utilizadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de utilidad. | Forma del femenino plural de utilizado, participio de utilizar. |
Where the eye mixes utilidades and utilizadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. utilidades and utilizadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses utilidades with utilizadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: utilidades is [ut̪iliˈð̞að̞es] while utilizadas is [ut̪iliˈsað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
utilidades is recorded at frequency rank #13,812, classified as anoun, pronounced [ut̪iliˈð̞að̞es]. utilizadas is at rank #7,083, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ut̪iliˈsað̞as].
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 20895, this pair ranks #257,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilidades vs utilizadas
Shared letters: adilstu. Private to "utilidades": e. Private to "utilizadas": z.
"utilidades" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC · "utilizadas" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- utilidades ← tuilidades · uitlidades · utiildades · utildiades · utiliaddes · utilidaddes · utilidadess · utilidadse
- utilizadas ← tuilizadas · uitlizadas · utiilzadas · utiliazdas · utilizaads · utilizadass · utilizaddas · utilizadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "utilidades" and "utilizadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "utilidades" vs "utilizadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "utilidades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "utilizadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilidades" and "utilizadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utilizadas vs utilizarán". 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 #257,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.