Which to use
“pillée” and “pilotée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,275
- “pillée” frequency rank
- #27,568
- “pilotée” frequency rank
- 76843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pillée | pilotée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de piller. | Participe passé féminin singulier de piloter. |
Where the eye mixes pillée and pilotée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pillée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against pilotée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pillée and pilotée
A purely visual mix-up. pillée (\pi.je\) and pilotée (\pi.lɔ.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pillée is recorded at frequency rank #49,275, classified as averb, pronounced \pi.je\. pilotée is at rank #27,568, tagged as averb, pronounced \pi.lɔ.te\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 76843, this pair ranks #30,039 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pillée vs pilotée
Shared letters: eilpé. Private to "pillée": -. Private to "pilotée": ot.
"pillée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "pilotée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pillée" and "pilotée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pillée" or "pilotée"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pillée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pilotée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,039 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pillée" and "pilotée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pillée vs Pirée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,039 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.