galopin
\ɡa.lɔ.pɛ̃\
The verdict
“galopin” is an uncommon French word, ranked #73,184 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #73,184
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jeune garçon employé dans un atelier pour faire différentes courses.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | galopin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡa.lɔ.pɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #73,184 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “galopin” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for galopin is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡa.lɔ.pɛ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #73,184 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
galopin has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is galopin, spelled G-A-L-O-P-I-N.
Definition
- 1Jeune garçon employé dans un atelier pour faire différentes courses.
- 2Petit garçon qui polissonne, principalement dans les rues.
- 3Petit garçon quelconque qui a donné un sujet de mécontentement.
- 4Enfant (garçon ou fille).
- 5Garçon qui sert dans les cuisines.
- 6Moitié d’un demi de bière, soit 12,5 centilitres.
- 7Spécialité culinaire de la Picardie à base de brioche.
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “galopin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-A-L-O-P-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡa.lɔ.pɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.