Which to use
“utilizado” and “utilizan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,584
- “utilizado” frequency rank
- #2,809
- “utilizan” frequency rank
- 5393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilizado | utilizan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de utilizar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de utilizar. |
Where the eye mixes utilizado and utilizan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. utilizado runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against utilizan's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: utilizado vs utilizan
A purely visual mix-up. utilizado ([ut̪iliˈsað̞o]) and utilizan ([ut̪iˈlisãn]) 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 5393, 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]. utilizan is at rank #2,809, tagged as averb, pronounced [ut̪iˈlisãn].
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 5393, this pair ranks #313,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilizado vs utilizan
Shared letters: ailtuz. Private to "utilizado": do. Private to "utilizan": n.
"utilizado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "utilizan" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "utilizado" and "utilizan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "utilizado" vs "utilizan" - which ranks higher?
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 "utilizado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "utilizan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilizado" and "utilizan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utilizan 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 #313,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.