galop
noun, verb
galop is spelled G-A-L-O-P: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, galop means “A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of galop is galops.
How many letters and syllables are in galop?
| Letters | 5: G-A-L-O-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 galop?
Galop appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 galop
- galops plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- galoping participle, present
- galopping participle, present
- galoped participle, past
- galopped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does galop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.
- 2
The music for a dance of this kind.
verb
- 1
To dance the galop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does galop come from?
From French galop; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).