galâtes
\ɡa.lat\
The verdict
“galâtes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel du passé simple de galer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-galates · galâtes · French
galâtes · 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 | galâtes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɡa.lat\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « galâtes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
galâtes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡa.lat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Deuxième personne du pluriel du passé simple de galer.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for galâtes, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is galâtes, spelled G-A-L-Â-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Deuxième personne du pluriel du passé simple de galer.
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.