Which to use
“utilisé” and “utilisée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,049
- “utilisé” frequency rank
- #2,974
- “utilisée” frequency rank
- 4023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilisé | utilisée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de utiliser. | Participe passé féminin singulier de utiliser. |
Same sound, different letters: utilisé vs utilisée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. utilisé runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against utilisée's 8 (VCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - utilisé and utilisée
This is the hard kind. utilisé and utilisée are pronounced identically (\y.ti.li.ze\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “utilisé” sits inside “utilisée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
utilisé is recorded at frequency rank #1,049, classified as averb, pronounced \y.ti.li.ze\. utilisée is at rank #2,974, 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 4023, this pair ranks #432,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilisé vs utilisée
Shared letters: ilstué. Private to "utilisé": -. Private to "utilisée": e.
"utilisé" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "utilisée" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "utilisé" and "utilisée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "utilisé" vs "utilisée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"utilisé" and "utilisée" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "utilisé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "utilisée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilisé" and "utilisée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utilisée vs utiliserez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #432,636 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.