gymnastic
gym·nas·tic/d͡ʒɪmˈnæstɪk/adjective
gymnastic is spelled G-Y-M-N-A-S-T-I-C: 9 letters and 3 syllables (gym·nas·tic). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gymnastic means “Of or pertaining to gymnastics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gymnastic?
| Letters | 9: G-Y-M-N-A-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: gym·nas·tic |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 gymnastic?
Gymnastic appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 gymnastic?
- /d͡ʒɪmˈnæstɪk/
Gymnastic has 3 syllables, split gym·nas·tic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gymnastic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does gymnastic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to gymnastics.
- 2
Of or pertaining to the gymnasia (ancient Greek schools).
gymnastic dialogues
noun
- 1
obsoleteA gymnast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gymnastic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to gymnastics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gymnastique |
| German | gymnastisch, Gymnastik- |
| Portuguese | ginástico |
| Spanish | gimnástico |
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 gymnastic come from?
Borrowed from Latin gymnasticus. By surface analysis, gymnast + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).