# pilot vs pot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pot
*noun · IPA /pɒt/ · frequency rank #3,647*
A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).

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