Which to use
“utilisent” and “utilisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,425
- “utilisent” frequency rank
- #8,052
- “utilisez” frequency rank
- 11477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilisent | utilisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de utiliser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de utiliser. |
Where the eye mixes utilisent and utilisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. utilisent runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCC) against utilisez's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses utilisent with utilisez
A purely visual mix-up. utilisent (\y.ti.liz\) and utilisez (\y.ti.li.ze\) 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 11477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
utilisent is recorded at frequency rank #3,425, classified as averb, pronounced \y.ti.liz\. utilisez is at rank #8,052, 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 11477, this pair ranks #409,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilisent vs utilisez
Shared letters: eilstu. Private to "utilisent": n. Private to "utilisez": z.
"utilisent" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC · "utilisez" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "utilisent" and "utilisez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "utilisent" vs "utilisez" - which ranks higher?
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 "utilisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "utilisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilisent" and "utilisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utiliserez vs utilisez". 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 #409,000 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.