Gaulish
Gaul·ish/ˈɡɔːlɪʃ/adjective
Gaulish is spelled G-A-U-L-I-S-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables (Gaul·ish). It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Gaulish means “Of or pertaining to Gaul” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Gaulish?
| Letters | 7: G-A-U-L-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Gaul·ish |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 Gaulish?
Gaulish appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 Gaulish?
- UK /ˈɡɔːlɪʃ/
- US /ˈɡɔːlɪʃ/
- /ˈɡɑlɪʃ/
Gaulish has 2 syllables, split Gaul·ish in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Gaulish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Gaulish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Gaul.
- 2
Of or pertaining to the Celtic tribes speaking Gaulish languages.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gaulish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to Gaul:
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 Gaulish come from?
From Gaul + -ish. Displaced native Old English Gallisċ. Doublet of Welsh.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).