# gymnasium

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪmˈneɪ.zi.əm/ · frequency rank #22,697

## Definitions
1. A large room or building for indoor sports.
2. A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
3. A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.

## Etymology
From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ggymnasium`, `gmynasium`, `gymansium`, `gymmnasium`, `gymnaisum`, `gymnasimu`, `gymnasiumm`, `gymnassium`, `gymnasuim`, `gymnnasium`, `gymnsaium`, `gynmasium`, `gyymnasium`, `ygmnasium`

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