pivot

\pi.vo\

/\pi.vo\/ noun

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The verdict

“pivot” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,834. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,834
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Support de l’axe autour duquel un corps tourne (pivote).

Corpus desk

Index FR-pivot · pivot · French

pivot · rank #12,834 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,834
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pick

Nearest frequency peer: pick (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « pivot »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « pivot » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pivot vs pot
60% similar
pivot vs plot
60% similar
pivot vs prot
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pivot
PropertyValue
Headwordpivot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pi.vo\
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,834
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pivot »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).pivotse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « pick » (#12,833), « plane » (#12,835), « pentes » (#12,832). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pivot » est au #12,834. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pivot (IPA \pi.vo\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,834 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pivot, with forms such as "ipvot", "piovt", and "pivott". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pot", "plot", "prot", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pivot, spelled P-I-V-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Support de l’axe autour duquel un corps tourne (pivote).
  2. 2
    Aile sur laquelle on tourne, ou le point autour duquel se fait la conversion, en parlant des conversions qu’une troupe exécute.
  3. 3
    Racine principale de certains arbres, de certaines plantes, qui s’enfonce verticalement en terre.
  4. 4
    Chacun des deux os saillants qui sont situés sur l’os frontal du cerf, du daim, du chevreuil et qui portent le bois de ces animaux.
  5. 5
    Point de concentration ou de rayonnement des marchandises ou des voyageurs, regroupant des compagnies de transport importantes et des entreprises, situé au centre d’un réseau de plates-formes routières, ferroviaires, aéroportuaires ou fluviales.
  6. 6
    Station pivot.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pivot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un moulin à vent se compose essentiellement d’un arbre porté sur un petit bâtiment en bois, qui est susceptible de tourner autour d’un fort pivot vertical, et qui peut par conséquent être orienté convenablement.
  2. Avec une vigueur remarquable, ils se mirent à improviser un blockhaus autour du canon à pivot et à longue portée qu’on avait placé là.

This word in other languages

hub(English)pivote(Español)Dreh- und Angelpunkt(Deutsch)pivô(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipvot
  • piovt
  • pivott
  • pivto
  • pivvot
  • ppivot
  • pviot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pivot - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ipvot2piovt2pivott1pivto2pivvot1ppivot1pviot2
Edit distance from "pivot"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pivot"?
"pivot" is spelled P-I-V-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pi.vo\.
What does "pivot" mean?
As a noun, "pivot" means: Support de l’axe autour duquel un corps tourne (pivote).
What words are commonly confused with "pivot"?
"pivot" is commonly confused with "pot", "plot", "prot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pivot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pivot" is \pi.vo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pivot" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pivot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plane#12,835poêle#12,837Orsay#12,829Raoul#12,849

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Rafael7 variantssemer7 variantsKaren7 variantssummer7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list