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“utilizado” and “utilizamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,584
“utilizado” frequency rank
#16,726
“utilizamos” frequency rank
19310
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature utilizado utilizamos
Definition Participio de utilizar. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de utilizar.

Where the eye mixes utilizado and utilizamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. utilizado runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against utilizamos's 10 (VCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
utilizado
10 ch
utilizamos

Why the eye confuses utilizado with utilizamos

A purely visual mix-up. utilizado ([ut̪iliˈsað̞o]) and utilizamos ([ut̪iliˈsamos]) 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 19310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

utilizado is recorded at frequency rank #2,584, classified as averb, pronounced [ut̪iliˈsað̞o]. utilizamos is at rank #16,726, tagged as averb, pronounced [ut̪iliˈsamos].

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 19310, this pair ranks #264,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of utilizado vs utilizamos

Shared letters: ailotuz. Private to "utilizado": d. Private to "utilizamos": ms.

"utilizado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV  ·  "utilizamos" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • utilizado ← tuilizado · uitlizado · utiilzado · utiliazdo · utilizaddo · utilizaod · utilizdao · utilizzado
  • utilizamos ← tuilizamos · uitlizamos · utiilzamos · utiliazmos · utilizammos · utilizamoss · utilizamso · utilizaoms

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "utilizado" and "utilizamos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ut̪iliˈsað̞o] versus [ut̪iliˈsamos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "utilizado" or "utilizamos" show up more?
"utilizado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,584 in our Spanish list, against #16,726 for "utilizamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "utilizado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "utilizamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #264,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "utilizado" and "utilizamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utilizamos vs utilizaremos". 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 #264,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list