peloton
French, noun/pə.lɔ.tɔ̃/
peloton is spelled P-E-L-O-T-O-N (7 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written French, the 10,294th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Peloton is a French masculine noun meaning “small ball (of thread etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite pelote”.
What does peloton mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesmall ball (of thread etc.)
- 2
masculineplatoon
- 3
masculinepack, bunch (of cyclists etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite pelote. 2. Balle à jouer à la paume, lorsqu’elle n’est point encore couverte de drap. 3. Petit amas de mycélium en forme de pelote. 4. Petit nombre de personnes réunies en groupe.
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 peloton
- pelotons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce peloton?
- /pə.lɔ.tɔ̃/
- \pə.lɔ.tɔ̃\
- \plɔ.tɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to peloton
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is peloton in French?
peloton appears 5.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).