galopant
French, adjective/ɡa.lɔ.pɑ̃/
galopant is spelled G-A-L-O-P-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 72,190th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galopant is a French adjective meaning “galloping (sometimes figurative)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of galoper. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui croît, qui avance, de façon très rapide”.
What does galopant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
galloping (sometimes figurative)
- 2
uncontrolled
verb
- 1
present participle of galoper
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui croît, qui avance, de façon très rapide.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of galopant
- galopante feminine
- galopants masculine plural
- galopantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galopant?
- /ɡa.lɔ.pɑ̃/
- \ɡa.lɔ.pɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is galopant in French?
galopant appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).