Which to use
“utilizadas” and “utilizados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,083
- “utilizadas” frequency rank
- #5,161
- “utilizados” frequency rank
- 12244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilizadas | utilizados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de utilizado, participio de utilizar. | Forma del plural de utilizado, participio de utilizar. |
Where the eye mixes utilizadas and utilizados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. utilizadas and utilizados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses utilizadas with utilizados
A purely visual mix-up. utilizadas ([ut̪iliˈsað̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “utilizadas” becomes o in “utilizados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
utilizadas is recorded at frequency rank #7,083, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ut̪iliˈsað̞as]. 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 12244, this pair ranks #292,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilizadas vs utilizados
Shared letters: adilstuz. Private to "utilizadas": -. Private to "utilizados": o.
"utilizadas" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC · "utilizados" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- utilizadas ← tuilizadas · uitlizadas · utiilzadas · utiliazdas · utilizaads · utilizadass · utilizaddas · utilizadsa
- utilizados ← tuilizados · uitlizados · utiilzados · utiliazdos · utilizaddos · utilizadoss · utilizadso · utilizaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "utilizadas" and "utilizados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "utilizadas" or "utilizados"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "utilizadas" 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 #292,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilizadas" and "utilizados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utilizadas vs utilizarán". 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 #292,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.