gee
/d͡ʒiː/interjection, verb, noun
gee is spelled G-E-E: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, gee means “A general exclamation of surprise or frustration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gee?
| Letters | 3: G-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.3 times per million words; the 12,397th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gee?
Gee appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th 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 gee?
- /d͡ʒiː/
As a verb (“Of a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster…”): /ˈd͡ʒiː/.
As a noun (“Vagina, vulva”): /ɡiː/.
Gee has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gee2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with gee
Also written: jee.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of gee
- gees present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- geeing participle, present
- geed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
datedA general exclamation of surprise or frustration.
Gee, I didn't know that!
- 2
A command to a horse, pack animal, etc., which may variously mean “move forward”, “go faster”, or “turn to the right”.
Mush, huskies. Now, gee! Gee!
verb
- 1
Of a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster; or turn in a direction away from the driver, typically to the right.
This horse won’t gee when I tell him to.
- 2
To cause an animal to move in this way.
You may need to walk up to the front of the pack and physically gee the lead dog.
- 3
UKobsoleteTo agree; to harmonize.
- 4
To suit or fit.
- 5
obsoleteTo give.
noun
- 1
A gee-gee, a horse.
- 2
The name of the Latin script letter G/g.
One branch of English society drops its initial aitches, and another branch ignores its terminal gees.
- 3
slangAbbreviation of grand; a thousand dollars.
ten gees
- 4
Abbreviation of gravity; the unit of acceleration equal to that exerted by gravity at the earth's surface.
- 5
USslangA guy.
- 6
IrelandslangVagina, vulva.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of gee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gee in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does gee come from?
A shortening of Jesus, perhaps as in the oath by Jesus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).