# gym

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪm/ · frequency rank #3,431

## Definitions
1. Clipping of gymnasium; especially, a school gymnasium.
2. Clipping of gymnastics, often as sense 4.
3. A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).
4. Physical education class (PE class).

## Easily confused with
- **GYN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gym-vs-gyn)
- **gyms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gym-vs-gyms)
- **gyro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gym-vs-gyro)
- **Jim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gym-vs-jim)
- **g** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/g-vs-gym)
- **go** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/go-vs-gym)
- **GM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gm-vs-gym)
- **Ga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ga-vs-gym)
- **GB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gb-vs-gym)
- **GF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gf-vs-gym)
- **GP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gp-vs-gym)
- **ge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ge-vs-gym)
- **gi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gi-vs-gym)
- **GS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gs-vs-gym)
- **GC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gc-vs-gym)
- **GR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gr-vs-gym)
- **gg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gg-vs-gym)
- **GL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gl-vs-gym)
- **GU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gu-vs-gym)
- **gd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gd-vs-gym)

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