gemme
French, noun/ʒɛm/
gemme is spelled G-E-M-M-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,862nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gemme is a French feminine noun meaning “gemstone, gem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pierre fine, pierre précieuse, pierre ornementale ou synthétique répondant à des critères de dureté, d’éclat…”.
What does gemme mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegemstone, gem
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pierre fine, pierre précieuse, pierre ornementale ou synthétique répondant à des critères de dureté, d’éclat, de couleur et de transparence. 2. Suc résineux du pin recueilli par entaille pratiquée dans le tronc. 3. Bourgeon. 4. Excroissance charnue qui se forme sur le corps de certains animaux, tels que les polypes.
adjective: 1. Qui se tire des mines.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gemme
- gemmes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gemme?
- /ʒɛm/
- \ʒɛm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gemme
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gemme in French?
gemme appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).