Kopilot
[ˈkoːpiˌloːt]
The verdict
“Kopilot” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zweiter Pilot in einem Luftfahrzeug
Corpus desk
Index DE-kopilot · Kopilot · German
Kopilot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kopilot |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoːpiˌloːt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kopilot“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kopilot is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːpiˌloːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Kopilot in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kopilot, spelled K-O-P-I-L-O-T.
Definition
- 1Zweiter Pilot in einem Luftfahrzeug
- 2Beifahrer bei Autorennen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kopilot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Kopilot übernimmt das Flugzeug.
„In der Kanzel erkannte man noch die verkohlten Leichen von Pilot und Kopilot, sie hatten sich nicht mehr aus der brennenden Maschine retten können.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.