Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gym

/d͡ʒɪm/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
gym
IPA
/d͡ʒɪm/
9
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of gymnasium; especially, a school gymnasium.

noun

Clipping of gymnastics, often as sense 4.

Uncountable

noun

A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).

noun

Physical education class (PE class).

verb

To go to the gym.

Australian usage; Indian usage; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gyms (plural) gyms (present, singular) gyming (participle, present) gymming (participle, present) gymed (participle, past) gymed (past) gymmed (participle, past) gymmed (past)

Derived Forms

aquagym gymcel gymfluencer gymgoer gymless gymlet gymlike gymmaxx gymslip gymtimidation GymTok gymwear

Phrases

climbing gym gym bag gym ball gym bro gym bunny gym candy gym chalk gym clothes

Frequently Paired Words

gymnasium gymnast gymnastics jim

Synonyms

fitness center health club sports club gymnasium

Homonyms

Jim gim

Rhymes With

him im jim kim tim swim slim trim rim sim limb grim

Questions

How do you pronounce gym?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɪm/.
What does gym mean?
Clipping of gymnasium; especially, a school gymnasium.

How to pronounce gym

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/d͡ʒɪm/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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