Which to use
“utilisé” and “utilisent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,049
- “utilisé” frequency rank
- #3,425
- “utilisent” frequency rank
- 4474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilisé | utilisent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de utiliser. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de utiliser. |
Where the eye mixes utilisé and utilisent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between utilisé and utilisent
A purely visual mix-up. utilisé (\y.ti.li.ze\) and utilisent (\y.ti.liz\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4474, 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\. utilisent is at rank #3,425, tagged as averb, pronounced \y.ti.liz\.
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 4474, this pair ranks #431,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilisé vs utilisent
Shared letters: ilstu. Private to "utilisé": é. Private to "utilisent": en.
"utilisé" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "utilisent" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- utilisent ← tuilisent · uitlisent · utiilsent · utiliesnt · utilisennt · utilisentt · utilisetn · utilisnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "utilisé" and "utilisent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "utilisé" or "utilisent"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "utilisé" and "utilisent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "utilisé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "utilisent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #431,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilisé" and "utilisent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utilement vs utilisent". 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 #431,516 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.