Piloten

[piˈloːtn̩]

/[piˈloːtn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Piloten” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,295. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,295
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pilot

Corpus desk

Index DE-piloten · Piloten · German

Piloten · rank #5,295 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,295
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pierre

Nearest frequency peer: pierre (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Piloten“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Piloten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Piloten vs Pilzen
71% similar
Piloten vs Pisten
71% similar
Piloten vs Pilsen
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Piloten
PropertyValue
HeadwordPiloten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈloːtn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,295
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Piloten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pilotenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „pierre“ (#5,294), „Polnischen“ (#5,296), „Performance“ (#5,293). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Piloten“ bei #5,295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Piloten (IPA [piˈloːtn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,295 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Piloten, with forms such as "iploten", "pilloten", and "piloetn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Pilzen", "Pisten", "Pilsen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Piloten, spelled P-I-L-O-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pilot
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Pilot
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Pilot
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pilot
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Pilot
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pilot
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Pilot

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iploten
  • pilloten
  • piloetn
  • pilotenn
  • pilotne
  • pilotten
  • piltoen
  • piolten
  • plioten
  • ppiloten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Piloten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iploten2pilloten1piloetn2pilotenn1pilotne2pilotten1piltoen2piolten2
Edit distance from "Piloten"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Piloten"?
"Piloten" is spelled P-I-L-O-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈloːtn̩].
What does "Piloten" mean?
As a noun, "Piloten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pilot
What words are commonly confused with "Piloten"?
"Piloten" is commonly confused with "Pilzen", "Pisten", "Pilsen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Piloten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Piloten" is [piˈloːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Piloten" come from?
"Piloten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Piloten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

offener#5,289niedrig#5,288Konzern#5,279spätere#5,314

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Schock10 variantsschwul10 variantshierher10 variantsgesunde10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list