Which to use
“Piloten” and “Pilotin” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,295
- “Piloten” frequency rank
- #46,910
- “Pilotin” frequency rank
- 52205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Piloten | Pilotin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pilot | weibliche Person, die ein Flugzeug oder ein ähnliches Flugobjekt steuert |
Where the eye mixes Piloten and Pilotin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Piloten vs Pilotin
A purely visual mix-up. Piloten ([piˈloːtn̩]) and Pilotin ([piˈloːtɪn]) 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 a single letter - e in “Piloten” becomes i in “Pilotin”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Piloten is recorded at frequency rank #5,295, classified as anoun, pronounced [piˈloːtn̩]. Pilotin is at rank #46,910, tagged as anoun, pronounced [piˈloːtɪn].
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 52205, this pair ranks #1,105,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Piloten vs Pilotin
Shared letters: ilnopt. Private to "Piloten": e. Private to "Pilotin": -.
"Piloten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Pilotin" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Piloten" and "Pilotin" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Piloten" or "Pilotin"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Piloten" and "Pilotin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Piloten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pilotin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,105,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Piloten" and "Pilotin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pilotin vs Platin". 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 #1,105,977 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.