Gary
Ga·ry/ˈɡæɹ.ɪ/noun
Gary is spelled G-A-R-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables (Ga·ry). It appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Gary means “Synonym of Gary Glitter (“anus”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Gary is Garys.
How many letters and syllables are in Gary?
| Letters | 4: G-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Ga·ry |
| In writing | 25 times per million words; the 3,683rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Gary?
Gary appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Gary?
- UK /ˈɡæɹ.ɪ/
- /ˈɡæɹ.i/
- /ˈɡɛɹ.i/
Gary has 2 syllables, split Ga·ry in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Gary.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-Gary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Gary
- Garys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Gary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of Gary Glitter (“anus”).
He did him up the Gary, he did.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Gary come from?
Ellipsis of Gary Glitter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).