# Gallic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡælɪk/ · frequency rank #38,857

## Definitions
1. Of or related to Gaul or the Gauls.
2. Synonym of Frankish, of or related to the medieval Frankish kingdom or the Franks.
3. Synonym of French, of or related to modern France or the French.

## Etymology
From Latin Gallicus (“of or related to Gaul”), from Gallia (“Gaul”) + -icus (“-ic: forming adj.”), used archaically in New Latin and English in reference to modern France.

## Easily confused with
- **Gallo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gallic-vs-gallo)
- **garlic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gallic-vs-garlic)
- **gallon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gallic-vs-gallon)
- **Gallup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gallic-vs-gallup)
- **gallop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gallic-vs-gallop)
- **Galvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gallic-vs-galvin)
- **gallium** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gallic-vs-gallium)
- **gall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gall-vs-gallic)
- **Gaelic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaelic-vs-gallic)
- **galley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/galley-vs-gallic)

## Common misspellings (7)
`agllic`, `galic`, `galilc`, `gallci`, `gallicc`, `ggallic`, `glalic`

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