# Pilate

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpaɪlət/ · frequency rank #35,016

## Definitions
1. Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.

## Etymology
The surname is from Latin Pīlātus (“a Roman cognomen”, literally “armed with javelins”), from pilum (“javelin, pestle”), of unknown ultimate origin.

## Easily confused with
- **pile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-pile)
- **plat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-plat)
- **place** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-place)
- **plane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-plane)
- **plate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-plate)
- **pilot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-pilot)
- **Plato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-plato)
- **platt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-platt)
- **plates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-plates)
- **pilots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-pilots)
- **pirate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-pirate)
- **polite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-polite)
- **plated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-plated)
- **Platte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-platte)
- **piñata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-pinata)
- **private** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-private)
- **pirates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-pirates)
- **primate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-primate)
- **piloted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-piloted)
- **Pilates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pilate-vs-pilates)

## Common misspellings (8)
`iplate`, `pialte`, `pilaet`, `pilatte`, `pillate`, `piltae`, `pliate`, `ppilate`

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