utilizar

/u.tɨ.li.ˈzaɾ/

//u.tɨ.li.ˈzaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“utilizar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,755. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,755
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer uso de (algo):

Corpus desk

Index PT-utilizar · utilizar · Portuguese

utilizar · rank #2,755 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,755
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH unidas

Nearest frequency peer: unidas (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “utilizar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “utilizar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

utilizar vs utilize
75% similar
utilizar vs utilizador
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for utilizar
PropertyValue
Headwordutilizar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/u.tɨ.li.ˈzaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,755
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “utilizar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.utilizarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “unidas” (#2,754), “tempestade” (#2,752), “salão” (#2,751). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “utilizar” fica em #2,755. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around utilizar (IPA /u.tɨ.li.ˈzaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,755 among 147 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for utilizar, with forms such as "tuilizar", "uitlizar", and "utiilzar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "utilize", "utilizador", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is utilizar, spelled U-T-I-L-I-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer uso de (algo):
  2. 2
    fazer uso de (algo) para dado fim:
  3. 3
    aproveitar, tornar útil:
  4. 4
    tirar vantagem de; aproveitar(-se):
  5. 5
    servir(-se):
  6. 6
    lucrar:
  7. 7
    ter serventia:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how utilizar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ele utilizou a tinta acrílica naquele quadro.
  2. Ele utilizou tinta vermelha para deixar aquela pintura mais agressiva.

Antonyms

inutilizar

This word in other languages

use(English)utilizar(Español)utiliser(Français)gebrauchen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tuilizar
  • uitlizar
  • utiilzar
  • utiliazr
  • utilizarr
  • utilizra
  • utilizzar
  • utillizar
  • utilziar
  • utliizar
  • uttilizar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of utilizar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

tuilizar2uitlizar2utiilzar2utiliazr2utilizarr1utilizra2utilizzar1utillizar1
Edit distance from "utilizar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "utilizar"?
"utilizar" is spelled U-T-I-L-I-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /u.tɨ.li.ˈzaɾ/.
What does "utilizar" mean?
As a verb, "utilizar" means: fazer uso de (algo):
What words are commonly confused with "utilizar"?
"utilizar" is commonly confused with "utilize", "utilizador". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "utilizar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "utilizar" is /u.tɨ.li.ˈzaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "utilizar" come from?
"utilizar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "utilizar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

incêndio#2,730vantagem#2,810endereço#2,675divulgar#2,674

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

cumprir11 variantsfederação11 variantsaplicação11 variantscirurgia11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list