baleine-pilote
\ba.lɛn pi.lɔt\
The verdict
“baleine-pilote” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme de globicéphale, animal social (dauphin) qui se déplace le plus souvent en bandes pouvant aller d’une dizaine à plusieurs centaines d’individus. Il en existe deux espèces : le Globicephala...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | baleine-pilote |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ba.lɛn pi.lɔt\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “baleine-pilote” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
baleine-pilote is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.lɛn pi.lɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de globicéphale, animal social (dauphin) qui se déplace le plus souvent en bandes pouvant aller d’une dizaine à plusieurs centaines d’individus. Il en existe deux espèces : le Globicephala...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for baleine-pilote, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is baleine-pilote, spelled B-A-L-E-I-N-E---P-I-L-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de globicéphale, animal social (dauphin) qui se déplace le plus souvent en bandes pouvant aller d’une dizaine à plusieurs centaines d’individus. Il en existe deux espèces : le Globicephala macrorhynchus usuellement dénommé globicéphale tropical, globicéphale du Pacifique ou globicéphale de Siebold, et le Globicephala melas, usuellement dénommé globicéphale noir (Globicephala melas melas dans l’Atlantique nord, Globicephala melas edwardi au sud).
This word in other languages
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Using “baleine-pilote”
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- The one correct French spelling is B-A-L-E-I-N-E---P-I-L-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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