gallantry
/ˈɡæləntri/noun
gallantry is spelled G-A-L-L-A-N-T-R-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gallantry means “courage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gallantry is gallantries.
How many letters and syllables are in gallantry?
| Letters | 9: G-A-L-L-A-N-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gallantry?
Gallantry appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 gallantry?
- /ˈɡæləntri/
Gallantry has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gallantry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gallantry
- gallantries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gallantry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
courage.
- 2
chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women.
- 3
an instance of gallant behaviour or speech.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gallantry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | courage militaire , galanterie |
| German | Tapferkeit |
| Spanish | coraje, valor militar |
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 gallantry come from?
From French galanterie, equivalent to gallant + -ry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).