gi
/ɡiː/noun
gi is spelled G-I: 2 letters. It appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gi means “A martial arts uniform” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gi is gis.
How many letters and syllables are in gi?
| Letters | 2: G-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | 5.2 times per million words; the 10,843rd 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 gi?
Gi appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd 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 gi?
- /ɡiː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of gi
- gis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A martial arts uniform.
adjective
- 1
Initialism of general issue, given to a soldier by the army (as an item), rather than brought from home; or used by the army (as a procedure), and different from its civilian counterpart.
Soldiers counted cadence by chanting: “GI brush / And GI comb / Gee, I wish that I was home!”
- 2
Initialism of gastrointestinal.
GI tract
- 3
USInitialism of government issue.
noun
- 1
A member of the U.S. military.
- 2
One who is demanding and strict, in the manner of a stereotypical member of the military.
- 3
Initialism of galvanized iron.
- 4
Initialism of geographical indication.
- 5
Initialism of glycemic index.
- 6
Initialism of global illumination.
verb
- 1
To clean aggressively.
Top, get the unit to GI this AO before the old man arrives.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gi come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 着 (gi, “clothing”); only used in combination, usually with the name of a martial art such as 柔道着 (jūdōgi, “judo uniform”) or 空手着 (karategi, “karate uniform”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).