Which to use
“pião” is a noun and “pilot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,727
- “pião” frequency rank
- #22,753
- “pilot” frequency rank
- 58480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pião | pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | brinquedo que consiste em puxar uma corda enrolada a um objeto afunilado, geralmente de madeira ou plástico e com uma ponta de ferro, colocando-o em rotação no solo, mantendo-se erguido | piloto; que é usado como teste ou demonstrativo |
Letter map: pião vs pilot
Shared letters muted; letters that set pião and pilot apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for pião / pilot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pião is anoun and pilotanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pião is recorded at frequency rank #35,727, classified as anoun. pilot is at rank #22,753, tagged as anadj.
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 58480, this pair ranks #8,720 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pião vs pilot
Shared letters: iop. Private to "pião": ã. Private to "pilot": lt.
"pião" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "pilot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pilot ← iplot · pillot · pilott · pilto · piolt · pliot · ppilot
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pião" for "pilot" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pião" vs "pilot" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "pião" and "pilot". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pião" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pilot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,720 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pião" and "pilot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pião vs pix". 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 #8,720 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.