gimel
gi·mel/ˈɡɪ.məl/noun
gimel is spelled G-I-M-E-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables (gi·mel). It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gimel means “The third letter of the several Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gimel is gimels.
How many letters and syllables are in gimel?
| Letters | 5: G-I-M-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: gi·mel |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 gimel?
Gimel appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 gimel?
- /ˈɡɪ.məl/
Gimel has 2 syllables, split gi·mel in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-JutishMale-gimel.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gimel
- gimels plural
- ghimel
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gimel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The third letter of the several Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gimel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Semitic letter:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | guimel, ghimel, gimel |
| Spanish | guímel |
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 gimel come from?
From Hebrew גימל (gimel); ultimately from Proto-Semitic word for a weapon which was debatably either a staff sling or a throwing stick. Doublet of gamma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).