pilote automatique
\pi.lɔ.t‿ɔ.tɔ.ma.tik\
The verdict
“pilote automatique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - , Système électronique permettant de propulser un engin à moteur (avion ou bateau) suivant des ordres établis à l’avance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pilote-automatique · pilote automatique · French
pilote automatique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-10 10 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pilote automatique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pi.lɔ.t‿ɔ.tɔ.ma.tik\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pilote automatique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pi.lɔ.t‿ɔ.tɔ.ma.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pilote automatique, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pilote automatique, spelled P-I-L-O-T-E- -A-U-T-O-M-A-T-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1, Système électronique permettant de propulser un engin à moteur (avion ou bateau) suivant des ordres établis à l’avance.
- 2Manière désinvolte de conduire une voiture.
- 3Façon d'être qui relève plus de réflexes semi-conscients que de choix conscients et réfléchis.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pilote automatique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En cas de défaillance humaine dans le cockpit, le pilote automatique se met en marche tout seul.
Sur l’autoroute, je me mets sur pilote automatique et j’écoute les Quatre Saisons de Vivaldi.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.