galah
/ɡəˈlɑː/noun
galah is spelled G-A-L-A-H: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, galah means “A member of species Eolophus roseicapilla of pink and grey species of cockatoos, native to Australia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of galah is galahs.
How many letters and syllables are in galah?
| Letters | 5: G-A-L-A-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is galah?
Galah appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 galah?
- /ɡəˈlɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_galah.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of galah
- galahs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does galah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of species Eolophus roseicapilla of pink and grey species of cockatoos, native to Australia.
- 2
AustraliaslangA fool, an idiot.
That galah nearly drove me off the road.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Galah in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cockatoo:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Rosakakadu |
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 galah come from?
From Gamilaraay gilaa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).