gemstone
/ˈd͡ʒɛmˌstoʊn/noun
gemstone is spelled G-E-M-S-T-O-N-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gemstone means “A gem, usually made of minerals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gemstone is gemstones.
How many letters and syllables are in gemstone?
| Letters | 8: G-E-M-S-T-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 gemstone?
Gemstone appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 gemstone?
- US /ˈd͡ʒɛmˌstoʊn/
Gemstone has 2 syllables (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: En-us-gemstone.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gemstone
- gemstones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gemstone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A gem, usually made of minerals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gemstone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense gem:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pierre précieuse, joyau, gemme |
| German | Edelstein, Juwel, Kleinod |
| Portuguese | pedra preciosa, gema |
| Spanish | piedra preciosa, joya, alhaja, gema |
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 gemstone come from?
From Middle English gimstone, alteration (due to Middle English gemme) of earlier ȝimston, ȝimstan, from Old English ġimstān, ġymstān (“gem; jewel; precious stone”), equivalent to gem + stone. Compare Icelandic gimsteinn (“jewel; gem”), Faroese gimsteinur (“jewel, precious stone”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).