galopín
[galoˈpĩn]
The verdict
“galopín” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquier muchacho mal vestido, sucio y desharrapado, por abandono.
Corpus desk
Index ES-galopin · galopín · Spanish
galopín · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | galopín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [galoˈpĩn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “galopín” en español
Rare enough to double-check
galopín is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [galoˈpĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.
galopín doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is galopín, spelled G-A-L-O-P-Í-N.
Definition
- 1Cualquier muchacho mal vestido, sucio y desharrapado, por abandono.
- 2Pícaro, bribón, sin crianza ni vergüenza.
- 3Corrupción de garlopín, cepillo más pequeño que la garlopa.
- 4Glotón, egoísta, gran amigo de las comodidades.
- 5Hombre taimado de talento y de mundo.
- 6Todo el que se dedica a oficios bajos.
- 7Ración de vino que se daba a los clérigos para su desayuno.
- 8Paje de escoba.
- 9Antigua medida de capacidad usada en París y que valía medio sextario.
- 10Nombre que se daba en otro tiempo en Francia a los cirujanos subayudantes de los regimientos.
- 11Galopín de cocina, galopillo.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.