Which to use
“utilisée” and “utilisera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,974
- “utilisée” frequency rank
- #18,617
- “utilisera” frequency rank
- 21591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilisée | utilisera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de utiliser. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de utiliser. |
Where the eye mixes utilisée and utilisera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between utilisée and utilisera
A purely visual mix-up. utilisée (\y.ti.li.ze\) and utilisera (\y.ti.li.zə.ʁa\) 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 21591, 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\. utilisera is at rank #18,617, tagged as averb, pronounced \y.ti.li.zə.ʁa\.
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 21591, this pair ranks #362,381 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilisée vs utilisera
Shared letters: eilstu. Private to "utilisée": é. Private to "utilisera": ar.
"utilisée" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV · "utilisera" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- utilisera ← tuilisera · uitlisera · utiilsera · utiliesra · utilisear · utiliserra · utilisrea · utilissera
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "utilisée" for "utilisera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "utilisée" or "utilisera"?
Useful next steps
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 "utilisera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,381 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilisée" and "utilisera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utilisera 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 #362,381 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.