gallopin
obsolete
gallopin is spelled G-A-L-L-O-P-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gallopin means “An underservant in the kitchen; a scullion, or cook's errand boy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gallopin is gallopins.
How many letters and syllables are in gallopin?
| Letters | 8: G-A-L-L-O-P-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 gallopin?
Gallopin appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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).
What does gallopin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteAn underservant in the kitchen; a scullion, or cook's errand boy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gallopin come from?
From French galopin. See gallop (intransitive verb).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).