gavotte
noun, verb
gavotte is spelled G-A-V-O-T-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gavotte means “A French dance, in either 4/4 or 2/2 time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gavotte is gavottes.
How many letters and syllables are in gavotte?
| Letters | 7: G-A-V-O-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 gavotte?
Gavotte appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 gavotte
- gavottes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- gavotting participle, present
- gavotted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gavotte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A French dance, in either 4/4 or 2/2 time.
verb
- 1
To perform this dance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gavotte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense French dance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gavotte |
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 gavotte come from?
From French, from Provençal gavoto (“dance of the mountain people”), from Old Occitan Gavot (“Alp native”, literally “glutton, boor”), from gaver (“force feed”), from Old Provençal gava (“crop”); attested since the 1690s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).