# gunnery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡʌn.əɹ.i/ · frequency rank #40,723

## Definitions
1. The science of guns and gunfire, including aspects of bullet flight and impact.
2. The design and manufacture of guns, particularly those of a large caliber.
3. The firing of guns.
4. A place where guns are tested, or where people are trained in their use.

## Etymology
From gun + -ery.

## Easily confused with
- **gurney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gunnery-vs-gurney)
- **Gunter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gunnery-vs-gunter)
- **Gunner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gunner-vs-gunnery)
- **gunned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gunned-vs-gunnery)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ggunnery`, `gnunery`, `gunenry`, `gunery`, `gunnerry`, `gunneryy`, `gunneyr`, `gunnrey`, `ugnnery`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gunnery