Which to use
“utilizados” is a participle and “utilizamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,161
- “utilizados” frequency rank
- #16,726
- “utilizamos” frequency rank
- 21887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilizados | utilizamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de utilizado, participio de utilizar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de utilizar. |
Where the eye mixes utilizados and utilizamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. utilizados and utilizamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between utilizados and utilizamos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: utilizados is [ut̪iliˈsað̞os] while utilizamos is [ut̪iliˈsamos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “utilizados” becomes m in “utilizamos”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
utilizados is recorded at frequency rank #5,161, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ut̪iliˈsað̞os]. 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 21887, this pair ranks #252,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilizados vs utilizamos
Shared letters: ailostuz. Private to "utilizados": d. Private to "utilizamos": m.
"utilizados" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC · "utilizamos" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- utilizados ← tuilizados · uitlizados · utiilzados · utiliazdos · utilizaddos · utilizadoss · utilizadso · utilizaods
- utilizamos ← tuilizamos · uitlizamos · utiilzamos · utiliazmos · utilizammos · utilizamoss · utilizamso · utilizaoms
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "utilizados" and "utilizamos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "utilizados" vs "utilizamos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "utilizados" and "utilizamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "utilizados" 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 #252,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilizados" 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 #252,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.