galopín
[galoˈpĩn]
The verdict
“galopín” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cualquier muchacho mal vestido, sucio y desharrapado, por abandono.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | galopín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [galoˈpĩn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “galopín” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for galopín is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [galoˈpĩn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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Using “galopín”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-A-L-O-P-Í-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [galoˈpĩn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.