Which to use
“Piloten” and “Pisten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,295
- “Piloten” frequency rank
- #30,238
- “Pisten” frequency rank
- 35533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Piloten | Pisten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pilot | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Piste |
Where the eye mixes Piloten and Pisten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Piloten vs Pisten
A purely visual mix-up. Piloten ([piˈloːtn̩]) and Pisten ([ˈpɪstn̩]) 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 35533, 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]. Pisten is at rank #30,238, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɪstn̩].
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 35533, this pair ranks #1,637,705 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Piloten vs Pisten
Shared letters: einpt. Private to "Piloten": lo. Private to "Pisten": s.
"Piloten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Pisten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Piloten" and "Pisten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Piloten" vs "Pisten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Piloten" and "Pisten" 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 "Pisten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,637,705 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Piloten" and "Pisten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pisten vs pustet". 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 #1,637,705 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.