Which to use
“utilizaban” and “utilizará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,414
- “utilizaban” frequency rank
- #23,982
- “utilizará” frequency rank
- 42396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilizaban | utilizará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de utilizar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de utilizar. |
Where the eye mixes utilizaban and utilizará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. utilizaban runs 10 letters (VCVCVCVCVC) against utilizará's 9 (VCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: utilizaban vs utilizará
A purely visual mix-up. utilizaban ([ut̪iliˈsaβ̞ãn]) and utilizará ([ut̪ilisaˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
utilizaban is recorded at frequency rank #18,414, classified as averb, pronounced [ut̪iliˈsaβ̞ãn]. utilizará is at rank #23,982, tagged as averb, pronounced [ut̪ilisaˈɾa].
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 42396, this pair ranks #148,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of utilizaban vs utilizará
Shared letters: ailtuz. Private to "utilizaban": bn. Private to "utilizará": rá.
"utilizaban" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC · "utilizará" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- utilizaban ← tuilizaban · uitlizaban · utiilzaban · utiliazban · utilizaabn · utilizabann · utilizabban · utilizabna
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "utilizaban" for "utilizará" ever safe?
Frequency check: "utilizaban" vs "utilizará" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "utilizaban" and "utilizará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "utilizaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "utilizará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilizaban" and "utilizará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utilizará 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 #148,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.