galon
ga·lon/ɡæˈlɔn/noun
galon is spelled G-A-L-O-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables (ga·lon). It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, galon means “Alternative form of galloon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of galon is galons.
How many letters and syllables are in galon?
| Letters | 5: G-A-L-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ga·lon |
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is galon?
Galon appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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).
How do you pronounce galon?
- UK /ɡæˈlɔ̃ː/
- UK /ɡaˈlɔ̃ː/
- US /ɡæˈlɔn/
Galon has 2 syllables, split ga·lon in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-galon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with galon?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as galon from its last stressed vowel (/ɔn/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: along, logan, anglo, longa.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of galon
- galons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does galon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of galloon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does galon come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French galon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).