Which to use
“utilisés” and “utilisons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,858
- “utilisés” frequency rank
- #18,900
- “utilisons” frequency rank
- 21758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | utilisés | utilisons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de utiliser. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de utiliser. |
Where the eye mixes utilisés and utilisons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: utilisés vs utilisons
A purely visual mix-up. utilisés (\y.ti.li.ze\) and utilisons (\y.ti.li.zɔ̃\) 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 21758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
utilisés is recorded at frequency rank #2,858, classified as averb, pronounced \y.ti.li.ze\. utilisons is at rank #18,900, tagged as averb, pronounced \y.ti.li.zɔ̃\.
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 21758, this pair ranks #361,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of utilisés vs utilisons
Shared letters: ilstu. Private to "utilisés": é. Private to "utilisons": no.
"utilisés" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "utilisons" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- utilisons ← tuilisons · uitlisons · utiilsons · utiliosns · utilisnos · utilisonns · utilisonss · utilisosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "utilisés" and "utilisons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "utilisés" or "utilisons"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "utilisés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "utilisons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "utilisés" and "utilisons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utiliserons vs utilisons". 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 #361,556 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.