gymnast
/ˈd͡ʒɪm.næst/noun
gymnast is spelled G-Y-M-N-A-S-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gymnast means “One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gymnast is gymnasts.
How many letters and syllables are in gymnast?
| Letters | 7: G-Y-M-N-A-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gymnast?
Gymnast appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 gymnast?
- UK /ˈdʒɪm.næst/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɪm.næst/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɪm.nəst/
Gymnast has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gymnast.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gymnast
- gymnasts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gymnast mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gymnast in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who performs gymnastics:
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 gymnast come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γυμναστής (gumnastḗs, “trainer of athletes”), from γυμνάζω (gumnázō, “I train naked, exercise”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).