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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set utilizada and utilizado apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
utilizada and utilizado form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - a in “utilizada” becomes o in “utilizado” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. 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.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering utilizada vs utilizado
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “utilizada”; for a verb, it's “utilizado”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “utilizada” entry
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