utiliservsutiliserezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#763
“utiliser” frequency rank
#49,995
“utiliserez” frequency rank
50758
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature utiliser utiliserez
Definition Tirer de l’utilité de ; tirer parti de. Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de utiliser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set utiliser and utiliserez apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
utiliser
10 ch
utiliserez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. utiliser (\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 2 extra letter(s) - “utiliser” sits inside “utiliserez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

utiliser is recorded at frequency rank #763, 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 50758, this pair ranks #160,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of utiliser vs utiliserez

Shared letters: eilrstu. Private to "utiliser": -. Private to "utiliserez": z.

"utiliser" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "utiliserez" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • utilisertuiliser · uitliser · utiilser · utiliesr · utiliserr · utilisre · utilisser · utilliser
  • utilisereztuiliserez · uitliserez · utiilserez · utiliesrez · utiliseerz · utiliserezz · utiliserrez · utiliserze

Frequency comparison

utiliser#763
utiliserez#49,995

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "utiliser" 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, "utiliser" or "utiliserez"?
"utiliser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #763 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 utiliser 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 “utiliser” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list