galois

adj

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The verdict

“galois” is uncommon French (frequency #74,821 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,821
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Joyeux, bon vivant.

Key facts for galois
PropertyValue
Headwordgalois
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,821
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “galois” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). galois lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

galois is uncommon French at frequency #74,821 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for galois in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is galois, spelled G-A-L-O-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Joyeux, bon vivant.
  2. 2
    Galant, qui aime le plaisir.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "galois"?
"galois" is spelled G-A-L-O-I-S.
What does "galois" mean?
As an adjective, "galois" means: Joyeux, bon vivant.
What language does "galois" come from?
"galois" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “galois”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-A-L-O-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list