Which to use
“ut” is a conjunction and “útil” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,908
- “ut” frequency rank
- #2,549
- “útil” frequency rank
- 42457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ut | útil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | como | que pode ter ou tem algum uso ou é necessário: |
Letter map: ut vs útil
Shared letters muted; letters that set ut and útil apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for ut / útil
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ut is aconjunction and útilanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ut is recorded at frequency rank #39,908, classified as aconj. útil is at rank #2,549, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈu.tʃiw].
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 42457, this pair ranks #23,317 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ut vs útil
Shared letters: t. Private to "ut": u. Private to "útil": ilú.
"ut" · 2 letters · shape VC · "útil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ut" and "útil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ut" vs "útil" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "ut" vs "útil" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "útil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,317 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ut" and "útil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ú vs ut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #23,317 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.