geometry
/d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/noun
geometry is spelled G-E-O-M-E-T-R-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 7.6 times per million words in written English, the 8,542nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, geometry means “The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of geometry is geometries.
How many letters and syllables are in geometry?
| Letters | 8: G-E-O-M-E-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.6 times per million words; the 8,542nd 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 geometry?
Geometry appears 7.6 times per million words in written English, the 8,542nd 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 geometry?
- UK /d͡ʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tɹi/
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɒm.ɪ.tɹi/
- US /d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/
Geometry has 4 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-geometry.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of geometry
- geometries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does geometry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
- 2
A mathematical system that deals with spatial relationships and that is built on a particular set of axioms; a subbranch of geometry which deals with such a system or systems.
- 3
The observed or specified spatial attributes of an object, etc.
- 4
A mathematical object comprising representations of a space and of its spatial relationships.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate geometry?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of geometry: geom, geom..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Geometry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense branch of mathematics:
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.