Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaye

/ɡˈeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: gaye
IPA: /ɡˈeɪ/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the nickname.

name

A female given name from English.

name

A male given name from English.

Etymology

Spelling variant of Gay.

Inflected Forms

Gayes (plural)

Homonyms

guay

Rhymes With

they way may day say one-way away play today pay stay re

Questions

How do you pronounce gaye?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈeɪ/.
What does gaye mean?: A surname transferred from the nickname.
Where does gaye come from?: Spelling variant of Gay.

How to pronounce gaye

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