utility

\juː.ˈtɪl.ɪ.ti\

/\juː.ˈtɪl.ɪ.ti\/ noun

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The verdict

“utility” is uncommon French (frequency #83,474 among 44,794 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,474
frequency rank, French
44,794
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Utilité.

Key facts for utility
PropertyValue
Headwordutility
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\juː.ˈtɪl.ɪ.ti\
Letters7
Frequency rank#83,474
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “utility” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). utility lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

utility is uncommon French at frequency #83,474 among 44,794 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \juː.ˈtɪl.ɪ.ti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for utility in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is utility, spelled U-T-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Utilité.
  2. 2
    Quelque chose d’utile.
  3. 3
    Matière première, telle que eau, gaz, électricité.
  4. 4
    Société de distribution de ces matières premières aux consommateurs finaux.

Synonyms

usefulness

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "utility"?
"utility" is spelled U-T-I-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \juː.ˈtɪl.ɪ.ti\.
What does "utility" mean?
As a noun, "utility" means: Utilité.
How do you pronounce "utility"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "utility" is \juː.ˈtɪl.ɪ.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "utility" come from?
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Using “utility”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is U-T-I-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \juː.ˈtɪl.ɪ.ti\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list