Which to use
“utilizada” is a participle and “utilizado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,387
- “utilizada” frequency rank
- #2,584
- “utilizado” frequency rank
- 6971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilizada | utilizado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de utilizado, participio de utilizar. | Participio de utilizar. |
Where the eye mixes utilizada and utilizado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between utilizada and utilizado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: utilizada is [ut̪iliˈsað̞a] while utilizado is [ut̪iliˈsað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “utilizada” becomes o in “utilizado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
utilizada is recorded at frequency rank #4,387, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ut̪iliˈsað̞a]. 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 6971, this pair ranks #309,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilizada vs utilizado
Shared letters: adiltuz. Private to "utilizada": -. Private to "utilizado": o.
"utilizada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "utilizado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "utilizada" and "utilizado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "utilizada" or "utilizado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "utilizada" and "utilizado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "utilizada" 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 #309,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilizada" and "utilizado" 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 #309,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.