Which to use
“pilori” and “pilote” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,972
- “pilori” frequency rank
- #2,490
- “pilote” frequency rank
- 40462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilori | pilote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Roue, poteau ou pilier sur lequel on attachait un condamné pour l’exposer en public au mépris de tous. | Personne qui aide le capitaine d’un navire à l’entrée d’un port ou dans les passages difficiles ; celui qui gouverne, qui conduit un bâtiment de mer. |
Where the eye mixes pilori and pilote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pilori and pilote follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pilori and pilote
A purely visual mix-up. pilori (\pi.lɔ.ʁi\) and pilote (\pi.lɔt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pilori is recorded at frequency rank #37,972, classified as anoun, pronounced \pi.lɔ.ʁi\. pilote is at rank #2,490, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pi.lɔt\.
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 40462, this pair ranks #240,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pilori vs pilote
Shared letters: ilop. Private to "pilori": r. Private to "pilote": et.
"pilori" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pilote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pilori" for "pilote" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "pilori" or "pilote" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pilori" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pilote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilori" and "pilote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilar vs pilori". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #240,313 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.