poisson-pilote
\pwa.sɔ̃ pi.lɔt\
The verdict
“poisson-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 September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de poisson pilote.
Corpus desk
Index FR-poisson-pilote · poisson-pilote · French
poisson-pilote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | poisson-pilote |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwa.sɔ̃ pi.lɔt\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
poisson-pilote is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwa.sɔ̃ pi.lɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de poisson pilote.".
No misspelling variants are generated for poisson-pilote in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is poisson-pilote, spelled P-O-I-S-S-O-N---P-I-L-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de poisson pilote.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how poisson-pilote appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De temps en temps, un requin paraissait à la surface avec son cortège habituel de rémoras parasites et de poissons-pilotes.
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.