gambol
/ˈɡæm.bəl/verb, noun
gambol is spelled G-A-M-B-O-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, gambol means “To move about playfully; to frolic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gambol?
| Letters | 6: G-A-M-B-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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 gambol?
Gambol appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 gambol?
- US /ˈɡæm.bəl/
Gambol has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gambol.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-gambol.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with gambol
Sounds like: gamble (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with gambol?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gambol from its last stressed vowel (/æmbəl/):
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 gambol
- gambols present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- gamboling US, participle, present
- gambolling UK, participle, present
- gamboled US, participle, past
- gambolled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gambol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To move about playfully; to frolic.
The lawn spread freely onward, as of old, over which, in sweet company, he had once gambolled.
- 2
UKTo do a forward roll.
noun
- 1
An instance of running or skipping about playfully.
- 2
An instance of more general frisking or frolicking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gambol in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gambader , gambade |
| German | herumtollen, herumhüpfen, herumspringen , Tollerei |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does gambol come from?
From earlier gambolde, from Middle French gambade (modern gambade).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).