# gymnastics

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/ · frequency rank #12,985

## Definitions
1. A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.
2. Complex intellectual or artistic exercises or feats of physical agility.

## Etymology
From gymnastic: see -ics; from Latin gymnasticus, from Ancient Greek γυμναστικός (gumnastikós), from γυμναστής (gumnastḗs, “athlete, gymnast”), from γῠμνᾰ́ζω (gŭmnắzō, “to train, exercise”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked. By surface analysis, gymnast + -ics.

## Easily confused with
- **gymnastic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gymnastic-vs-gymnastics)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ggymnastics`, `gmynastics`, `gymanstics`, `gymmnastics`, `gymnasitcs`, `gymnasstics`, `gymnastcis`, `gymnasticcs`, `gymnasticss`, `gymnastisc`, `gymnasttics`, `gymnatsics`, `gymnnastics`, `gymnsatics`, `gynmastics`, `gyymnastics`, `ygmnastics`

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