gern
/ɡɜː(ɹ)n/obsolete
gern is spelled G-E-R-N: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, gern means “To grin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gern?
| Letters | 4: G-E-R-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 gern?
Gern appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 gern?
- /ɡɜː(ɹ)n/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gern.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with gern
Sounds like: gurn (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of gern
- gerns present, singular, he/she/it
- gerning participle, present
- gerned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gern mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo grin.
- 2
obsoleteTo yawn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gern come from?
See grin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).