# pilot vs plot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pilot
*noun · IPA /ˈpaɪ.lət/ · frequency rank #2,904*
A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.

### plot
*noun · IPA /plɒt/ · frequency rank #2,588*
The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.

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