piloto

/pi.ˈlo.tu/

//pi.ˈlo.tu// adj

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The verdict

“piloto” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,389. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,389
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que é feito em caráter preliminar, para testar ou servir como protótipo

Corpus desk

Index PT-piloto · piloto · Portuguese

piloto · rank #2,389 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,389
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH queira

Nearest frequency peer: queira (+4 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “piloto”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “piloto” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

piloto vs pito
67% similar
piloto vs pinto
67% similar
piloto vs proto
67% similar

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

Key facts for piloto
PropertyValue
Headwordpiloto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pi.ˈlo.tu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,389
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “piloto”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.pilotocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “queira” (#2,393), “oficialmente” (#2,384), “redução” (#2,394). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “piloto” fica em #2,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around piloto (IPA /pi.ˈlo.tu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,389 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que é feito em caráter preliminar, para testar ou servir como protótipo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for piloto, with forms such as "iploto", "pilloto", and "piloot". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "pito", "pinto", "proto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is piloto, spelled P-I-L-O-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que é feito em caráter preliminar, para testar ou servir como protótipo

Synonyms

teste

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iploto
  • pilloto
  • piloot
  • pilotto
  • piltoo
  • piolto
  • plioto
  • ppiloto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of piloto - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iploto2pilloto1piloot2pilotto1piltoo2piolto2plioto2ppiloto1
Edit distance from "piloto"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "piloto"?
"piloto" is spelled P-I-L-O-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pi.ˈlo.tu/.
What does "piloto" mean?
As an adjective, "piloto" means: que é feito em caráter preliminar, para testar ou servir como protótipo
What words are commonly confused with "piloto"?
"piloto" is commonly confused with "pito", "pinto", "proto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "piloto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piloto" is /pi.ˈlo.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piloto" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

queira#2,393sequer#2,397certos#2,359exceto#2,421

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

redução8 variantseuropeu8 variantsassumir8 variantsocasião8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list