galán
Spanish, noun/ɡaˈlan/
galán is spelled G-A-L-Á-N (5 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 13,207th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galán is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “an attractive young man, gallant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Varón de buen aspecto, bien proporcionado de miembros, desembarazado y airoso”.
What does galán mean in English?
adjective
- 1
gallant
- 2
Mexicocolloquialnice, enviable, without worries (said of a situation)
noun
- 1
masculinean attractive young man, gallant
- 2
masculinebeau
- 3
masculineprotagonist, leading man
adverb
- 1
Mexicocolloquialcopiously, in a great and unmeasured quantity
Después al pastel le echamos azúcar galán, sin pensar que ya tenía suficiente.
- 2
colloquialwithout worries, enjoying it (said of an enviable situation)
Ese trabajo es fácil: él se la pasa galán todos los días.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Galano.
noun: 1. Varón de buen aspecto, bien proporcionado de miembros, desembarazado y airoso. 2. Hombre que galantea a una mujer. 3. Actor que en películas o en el teatro hace alguno de los papeles principales serios.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of galán
- galana feminine
- galanes masculine plural
- galanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galán?
- /ɡaˈlan/
- [ɡaˈlãn]
- [gaˈlãn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to galán
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is galán in Spanish?
galán appears 4.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).