pilotage
pi·lot·age/ˈpaɪlətɪd͡ʒ/noun
pilotage is spelled P-I-L-O-T-A-G-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (pi·lot·age). It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pilotage means “The use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pilotage is pilotages.
How many letters and syllables are in pilotage?
| Letters | 8: P-I-L-O-T-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pi·lot·age |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pilotage?
Pilotage appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pilotage?
- /ˈpaɪlətɪd͡ʒ/
Pilotage has 3 syllables, split pi·lot·age in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pilotage
- pilotages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pilotage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination.
- 2
The occupation of a pilot.
Near-synonym: (aviation pilot) flying
- 3
The fee paid to a pilot who guides a ship to its anchorage (a roadstead or wharf) or to its outbound channel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pilotage come from?
From pilot + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).