gyne
noun
gyne is spelled G-Y-N-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gyne means “The primary reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants, wasps, and bees), those destined to become queens” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gyne is gynes.
How many letters and syllables are in gyne?
| Letters | 4: G-Y-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 gyne?
Gyne appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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).
Forms of gyne
- gynes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gyne mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The primary reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants, wasps, and bees), those destined to become queens.
- 2
informalgynecologist
- 3
informalgynecomastia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gyne come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “female”). Doublet of quean and queen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).