Which to use
“utilizada” and “utilizados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,387
- “utilizada” frequency rank
- #5,161
- “utilizados” frequency rank
- 9548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilizada | utilizados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de utilizado, participio de utilizar. | Forma del plural de utilizado, participio de utilizar. |
Where the eye mixes utilizada and utilizados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. utilizada runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against utilizados's 10 (VCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses utilizada with utilizados
A purely visual mix-up. utilizada ([ut̪iliˈsað̞a]) and utilizados ([ut̪iliˈsað̞os]) 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 9548, 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]. utilizados is at rank #5,161, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ut̪iliˈsað̞os].
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 9548, this pair ranks #301,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilizada vs utilizados
Shared letters: adiltuz. Private to "utilizada": -. Private to "utilizados": os.
"utilizada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "utilizados" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- utilizada ← tuilizada · uitlizada · utiilzada · utiliazda · utilizaad · utilizadda · utilizdaa · utilizzada
- utilizados ← tuilizados · uitlizados · utiilzados · utiliazdos · utilizaddos · utilizadoss · utilizadso · utilizaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "utilizada" and "utilizados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "utilizada" or "utilizados"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "utilizada" and "utilizados" 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 "utilizados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilizada" and "utilizados" 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 #301,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.