gallimaufry
/ɡa.lɪˈmɔː.fɹi/
"gallimaufry" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gallimaufry” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A hash of various kinds of meats; a ragout.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gallimaufry · gallimaufry · English
gallimaufry · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gallimaufry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɡa.lɪˈmɔː.fɹi/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gallimaufry” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gallimaufry is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡa.lɪˈmɔː.fɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for gallimaufry in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French galimafrée, from Old French calimafree (“stew of various kinds of meats”); further etymology uncertain, but possibly from a combination of Old French galer (“to have fun, to enjoy oneself”) and Old Northern French (Picard) mafrer (“to eat glutto… The correct English form is gallimaufry, spelled G-A-L-L-I-M-A-U-F-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A hash of various kinds of meats; a ragout.
- 2Any absurd medley; an elaborate mishmash.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gallimaufry appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
At length, having discussed in turn pilaus, keebaubs, ollas, and a legion of gallimaufrys not mentioned in the classic pages of Kitchener and Ude, the cook's brain became completely addled by the elaborate and conflicting directions bestowed upon him; […]
I have tried many times, but always without success, to ascertain the average daily ration consumed by the Chinese railroad laborer, as a means of comparing their value with that of Americans. The reason this cannot be obtained is because they eat so many oily gallimaufries, alliaceous stews and indescribable vegetable hotchpotches, of which the ingredien…
Etymology
From French galimafrée, from Old French calimafree (“stew of various kinds of meats”); further etymology uncertain, but possibly from a combination of Old French galer (“to have fun, to enjoy oneself”) and Old Northern French (Picard) mafrer (“to eat gluttonously”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.