# utilizar vs utilize

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### utilizar
*verb · IPA /u.tɨ.li.ˈzaɾ/ · frequency rank #2,755*
fazer uso de (algo):

### utilize
*verb · IPA /ˈjuːtɨlaɪz/ · frequency rank #21,036*
utilizar, fazer uso de

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/utilizar-vs-utilize