Which to use
“pilot” is an adjective and “pilotar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,753
- “pilot” frequency rank
- #21,834
- “pilotar” frequency rank
- 44587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pilot | pilotar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | piloto; que é usado como teste ou demonstrativo | governar, como piloto |
Letter map: pilot vs pilotar
Shared letters muted; letters that set pilot and pilotar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: pilot vs pilotar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pilot is anadjective and pilotaraverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “pilot” sits inside “pilotar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pilot is recorded at frequency rank #22,753, classified as anadj. pilotar is at rank #21,834, tagged as averb, pronounced /pi.lu.ˈtaɾ/.
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 44587, this pair ranks #20,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pilot vs pilotar
Shared letters: ilopt. Private to "pilot": -. Private to "pilotar": ar.
"pilot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pilotar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pilot" for "pilotar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pilot" vs "pilotar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "pilot" vs "pilotar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pilot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pilotar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pilot" and "pilotar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs pilot". 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 #20,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.