Which to use
“utilisa” and “utiliser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,068
- “utilisa” frequency rank
- #763
- “utiliser” frequency rank
- 40831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilisa | utiliser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de utiliser. | Tirer de l’utilité de ; tirer parti de. |
Where the eye mixes utilisa and utiliser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between utilisa and utiliser
A purely visual mix-up. utilisa (\y.ti.li.za\) and utiliser (\y.ti.li.ze\) 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 40831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
utilisa is recorded at frequency rank #40,068, classified as averb, pronounced \y.ti.li.za\. utiliser is at rank #763, tagged as averb, pronounced \y.ti.li.ze\.
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 40831, this pair ranks #237,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of utilisa vs utiliser
Shared letters: ilstu. Private to "utilisa": a. Private to "utiliser": er.
"utilisa" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "utiliser" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "utilisa" for "utiliser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "utilisa" vs "utiliser" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "utilisa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "utiliser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilisa" and "utiliser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utilisa vs utilisais". 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 #237,555 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.