Which to use
“utilisée” and “utilisent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,974
- “utilisée” frequency rank
- #3,425
- “utilisent” frequency rank
- 6399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilisée | utilisent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de utiliser. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de utiliser. |
Where the eye mixes utilisée and utilisent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. utilisée runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVV) against utilisent's 9 (VCVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses utilisée with utilisent
A purely visual mix-up. utilisée (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
utilisée is recorded at frequency rank #2,974, 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 6399, this pair ranks #426,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilisée vs utilisent
Shared letters: eilstu. Private to "utilisée": é. Private to "utilisent": n.
"utilisée" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV · "utilisent" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- utilisent ← tuilisent · uitlisent · utiilsent · utiliesnt · utilisennt · utilisentt · utilisetn · utilisnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "utilisée" and "utilisent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "utilisée" or "utilisent" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "utilisée" 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 #426,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilisée" and "utilisent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utilisée vs utiliserez". 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 #426,335 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.