gemmy
/ˈd͡ʒɛmi/adjective
gemmy is spelled G-E-M-M-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Gemmy, the name). As an adjective, gemmy means “Full of, or covered in, gems” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gemmy?
| Letters | 5: G-E-M-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 gemmy?
Gemmy appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Gemmy, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gemmy?
- /ˈd͡ʒɛmi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gemmy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gemmy
- gemmier comparative
- gemmiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gemmy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Full of, or covered in, gems.
- 2
Bright and glittering, as though studded with gems.
- 3
UKdatedinformalSpruce; smart; jemmy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gemmy come from?
From gem + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).