gymnase

\ʒim.nɑz\

/\ʒim.nɑz\/ noun

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The verdict

“gymnase” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,389. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,389
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu où les Grecs s’exerçaient, nus (ou presque nus) à lutter, à lancer le disque, et à d’autres jeux propres à développer et à fortifier le corps.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gymnase · gymnase · French

gymnase · rank #12,389 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,389
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH guitariste

Nearest frequency peer: guitariste (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « gymnase »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « gymnase » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gymnase vs gymnases
88% similar
gymnase vs gymnaste
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gymnase
PropertyValue
Headwordgymnase
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒim.nɑz\
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,389
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gymnase »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).gymnasese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « guitariste » (#12,388), « génétiques » (#12,390), « Graham » (#12,387). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gymnase » est au #12,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gymnase (IPA \ʒim.nɑz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,389 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gymnase, with forms such as "ggymnase", "gmynase", and "gymanse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "gymnases", "gymnaste", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is gymnase, spelled G-Y-M-N-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu où les Grecs s’exerçaient, nus (ou presque nus) à lutter, à lancer le disque, et à d’autres jeux propres à développer et à fortifier le corps.
  2. 2
    Établissement où l’on forme aux exercices du corps.
  3. 3
    Grande salle aménagée pour les exercices du corps, dans un établissement scolaire.
  4. 4
    Établissement d’enseignement secondaire supérieur. En usage dans les cantons de Vaud et Berne uniquement.
  5. 5
    (Empire russe) Équivalent des petits et grands lycées classiques français ou allemands.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gymnase appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les exercices, les jeux du gymnase.
  2. Les portiques extérieurs des gymnases étaient particulièrement destinés aux conférences philosophiques et aux exercices littéraires.

Synonyms

lycéecollègecégep

This word in other languages

gym(English)Turnhalle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggymnase
  • gmynase
  • gymanse
  • gymmnase
  • gymnaes
  • gymnasse
  • gymnnase
  • gymnsae
  • gynmase
  • gyymnase
  • ygmnase

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gymnase - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggymnase1gmynase2gymanse2gymmnase1gymnaes2gymnasse1gymnnase1gymnsae2
Edit distance from "gymnase"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gymnase"?
"gymnase" is spelled G-Y-M-N-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒim.nɑz\.
What does "gymnase" mean?
As a noun, "gymnase" means: Lieu où les Grecs s’exerçaient, nus (ou presque nus) à lutter, à lancer le disque, et à d’autres jeux propres à développer et à fortifier le corps.
What words are commonly confused with "gymnase"?
"gymnase" is commonly confused with "gymnases", "gymnaste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gymnase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gymnase" is \ʒim.nɑz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gymnase" come from?
"gymnase" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gymnase", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Géorgie#12,391failles#12,382justine#12,405lauréat#12,409

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

filiales11 variantsinconnues11 variantsindiquée11 variantseinstein11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list