Which to use
“utilizados” is a participle and “utilizando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,161
- “utilizados” frequency rank
- #2,534
- “utilizando” frequency rank
- 7695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilizados | utilizando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de utilizado, participio de utilizar. | Gerundio de utilizar. |
Where the eye mixes utilizados and utilizando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. utilizados (VCVCVCVCVC) and utilizando (VCVCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: utilizados vs utilizando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: utilizados is [ut̪iliˈsað̞os] while utilizando is [ut̪iliˈsãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7695, 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]. utilizando is at rank #2,534, tagged as averb, pronounced [ut̪iliˈsãn̪d̪o].
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 7695, this pair ranks #307,220 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilizados vs utilizando
Shared letters: adilotuz. Private to "utilizados": s. Private to "utilizando": n.
"utilizados" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC · "utilizando" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- utilizados ← tuilizados · uitlizados · utiilzados · utiliazdos · utilizaddos · utilizadoss · utilizadso · utilizaods
- utilizando ← tuilizando · uitlizando · utiilzando · utiliazndo · utilizadno · utilizanddo · utilizanndo · utilizanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "utilizados" and "utilizando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "utilizados" or "utilizando" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "utilizados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "utilizando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,220 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilizados" and "utilizando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utilizados vs utilizamos". 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 #307,220 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.