Which to use
“piton” and “pivot” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,118
- “piton” frequency rank
- #12,834
- “pivot” frequency rank
- 44952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piton | pivot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de clou ou de vis dont la tête est en forme d’anneau. | Support de l’axe autour duquel un corps tourne (pivote). |
Where the eye mixes piton and pivot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses piton with pivot
A purely visual mix-up. piton (\pi.tɔ̃\) and pivot (\pi.vo\) 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 44952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piton is recorded at frequency rank #32,118, classified as anoun, pronounced \pi.tɔ̃\. pivot is at rank #12,834, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pi.vo\.
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 44952, this pair ranks #206,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of piton vs pivot
Shared letters: iopt. Private to "piton": n. Private to "pivot": v.
"piton" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pivot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "piton" and "pivot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "piton" vs "pivot" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "piton" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pivot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piton" and "pivot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs piton". 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 #206,563 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.