Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pilotless

/pˈaɪlətləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: pi-lot-less
IPA: /pˈaɪlətləs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not having a pilot.

Etymology

Etymology tree English pilot Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English pilotless From pilot + -less.

Derived Forms

pilotlessness

Synonyms

unmanned unpiloted

Questions

How do you pronounce pilotless?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈaɪlətləs/.
What does pilotless mean?: Not having a pilot.
Where does pilotless come from?: Etymology tree English pilot Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English pilotless From pilot + -less.

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