utiliséesvsutiliserezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“utilisées” and “utiliserez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,298
“utilisées” frequency rank
#49,995
“utiliserez” frequency rank
54293
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature utilisées utiliserez
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de utiliser. Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de utiliser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set utilisées and utiliserez apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
utilisées
10 ch
utiliserez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. utilisées (\y.ti.li.ze\) and utiliserez (\y.ti.li.zə.ʁe\) 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 54293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

utilisées is recorded at frequency rank #4,298, classified as averb, pronounced \y.ti.li.ze\. utiliserez is at rank #49,995, tagged as averb, pronounced \y.ti.li.zə.ʁe\.

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 54293, this pair ranks #134,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of utilisées vs utiliserez

Shared letters: eilstu. Private to "utilisées": é. Private to "utiliserez": rz.

"utilisées" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC  ·  "utiliserez" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • utilisereztuiliserez · uitliserez · utiilserez · utiliesrez · utiliseerz · utiliserezz · utiliserrez · utiliserze

Frequency comparison

utilisées#4,298
utiliserez#49,995

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "utilisées" and "utiliserez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\y.ti.li.ze\ versus \y.ti.li.zə.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "utilisées" or "utiliserez"?
"utilisées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,298 in our French list, against #49,995 for "utiliserez". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering utilisées vs utiliserez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “utilisées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list