galago
/ɡəˈleɪɡəʊ/noun
galago is spelled G-A-L-A-G-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, galago means “Any of several species of small, nocturnal and arboreal African primates, of the family Galagidae, with a catlike head and very large, translucent…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of galago is galagos or galagoes.
How many letters and syllables are in galago?
| Letters | 6: G-A-L-A-G-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is galago?
Galago appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce galago?
- UK /ɡəˈleɪɡəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-galago.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with galago?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as galago from its last stressed vowel (/eɪɡəʊ/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of galago
- galagos plural
- galagoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does galago mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several species of small, nocturnal and arboreal African primates, of the family Galagidae, with a catlike head and very large, translucent eyes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Galago in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense primate:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does galago come from?
Scientific Latin / translingual Galago (as a genus name), probably from Wolof golo (“monkey”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).