galliard
noun, adjective
galliard is spelled G-A-L-L-I-A-R-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, galliard means “A lively dance, popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of galliard is galliards.
How many letters and syllables are in galliard?
| Letters | 8: G-A-L-L-I-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 galliard?
Galliard appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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).
Forms of galliard
- galliards plural
- gaillard
- more galliard comparative
- most galliard superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does galliard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lively dance, popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe.
- 2
The triple-time music for this dance.
- 3
datedA brisk, merry person.
- 4
datedAn intermediate size of type alternatively equated with brevier (by Didot points) or bourgeois (by Fournier points and by size).
adjective
- 1
datedGay; brisk; active.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Galliard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense 8-point type:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | gallarda |
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.