peloton
pe·lot·on/ˌpɛləˈtɑn/noun
peloton is spelled P-E-L-O-T-O-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables (pe·lot·on). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peloton means “A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peloton is pelotons.
How many letters and syllables are in peloton?
| Letters | 7: P-E-L-O-T-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pe·lot·on |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 peloton?
Peloton appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 peloton?
- UK /ˈpɛlətɒn/
- US /ˌpɛləˈtɑn/
Peloton has 3 syllables, split pe·lot·on in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-peloton.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with peloton?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as peloton from its last stressed vowel (/ɑn/):
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 peloton
- pelotons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peloton mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.
- 2
Synonym of platoon (“a small group of soldiers”) or section (cognate with the former; not invariably synonymous with it, depending on century of use).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peloton in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of:
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 peloton come from?
Borrowed from French peloton (“small ball (of thread, etc.), pellet; (cycling) group of riders formed during a cycling road race; (military) small group of soldiers, platoon”), from pelote (“small ball (of thread, etc.)”) (ultimately from Latin pila (“ball; ball game; globe, sphere”) (probably referring to a ball of hair), from pilus (“strand of hair”), of uncertain origin) + -on (augmentative suffix). Doublet of platoon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).