Which to use
“utiliza” is a verb and “utilizada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,966
- “utiliza” frequency rank
- #4,387
- “utilizada” frequency rank
- 6353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utiliza | utilizada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de utilizar. | Forma del femenino de utilizado, participio de utilizar. |
Where the eye mixes utiliza and utilizada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. utiliza runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against utilizada's 9 (VCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: utiliza vs utilizada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: utiliza is [ut̪iˈlisa] while utilizada is [ut̪iliˈsað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “utiliza” sits inside “utilizada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
utiliza is recorded at frequency rank #1,966, classified as averb, pronounced [ut̪iˈlisa]. 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 6353, this pair ranks #311,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utiliza vs utilizada
Shared letters: ailtuz. Private to "utiliza": -. Private to "utilizada": d.
"utiliza" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "utilizada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "utiliza" and "utilizada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "utiliza" or "utilizada"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "utiliza" and "utilizada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "utiliza" 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 #311,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utiliza" 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 #311,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.