Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentlemen

/d͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: gen-tle-men
IPA: /d͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of gentleman

noun

Alternative form of gentlemen's: a men's room, a lavatory intended for use by men.

noun

Alternative form of gentlemen: a men's room, a lavatory for use by men.

Example Sentences

"1929, Henry Vincent Yorke as "Henry Green", Living, Ch. xviii, p. 213: "You go and leave them in the Gentlemen." "Leave 'em in the lavatory?""
"There are quays there and lamps and some squares of grass; a ladies and gentlemen, and a cinema."
""You go and leave them in the Gentlemen." "Leave 'em in the lavatory?""

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /d͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/

Derived Forms

mentlegen

Frequently Paired Words

ladies sirs sirrahs

Synonyms

outhouse

Homonyms

gentleman

Questions

How do you pronounce gentlemen?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/.
What does gentlemen mean?: plural of gentleman

How to pronounce gentlemen

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