Which to use
“pilão” is a noun and “pilot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,522
- “pilão” frequency rank
- #22,753
- “pilot” frequency rank
- 68275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilão | pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mão do almofariz | piloto; que é usado como teste ou demonstrativo |
Letter map: pilão vs pilot
Shared letters muted; letters that set pilão and pilot apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - pilão and pilot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pilão is anoun and pilotanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pilão is recorded at frequency rank #45,522, classified as anoun, pronounced /pi.ˈlɐ̃w̃/. 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 68275, this pair ranks #4,326 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pilão vs pilot
Shared letters: ilop. Private to "pilão": ã. Private to "pilot": t.
"pilão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pilot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pilot ← iplot · pillot · pilott · pilto · piolt · pliot · ppilot
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pilão" and "pilot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "pilão" or "pilot" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "pilão" vs "pilot" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pilão" 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 #4,326 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilão" and "pilot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs platô". 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 #4,326 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.