# galleon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡæ.li.ən/ · frequency rank #48,761

## Definitions
1. A large, three-masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.

## Etymology
From Middle French galion or Spanish galeón. Originally an augmentative form of a Romance language cognate of galley, the word spread around the Mediterranean from the 12th century, taking on different meanings depending on place and time.

## Easily confused with
- **Gallo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/galleon-vs-gallo)
- **gallon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/galleon-vs-gallon)
- **galley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/galleon-vs-galley)
- **gallop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/galleon-vs-gallop)
- **gallery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/galleon-vs-gallery)
- **Galen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/galen-vs-galleon)
- **galileo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/galileo-vs-galleon)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aglleon`, `galelon`, `galeon`, `galleno`, `galleonn`, `galloen`, `ggalleon`, `glaleon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/galleon