gymnastes

\ʒim.nast\

/\ʒim.nast\/ noun

The verdict

“gymnastes” is uncommon French (frequency #53,385 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,385
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de gymnaste.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gymnastes · gymnastes · French

gymnastes · rank #53,385 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,385
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH grind

Nearest frequency peer: grind (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « gymnastes »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « gymnastes » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gymnastes
PropertyValue
Headwordgymnastes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒim.nast\
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,385
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gymnastes » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.gymnastestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « grind » (#53,384), « gynécologues » (#53,386), « gravissime » (#53,383). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gymnastes » est au #53,385. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gymnastes is uncommon French at frequency #53,385 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒim.nast\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de gymnaste.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for gymnastes in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is gymnastes, spelled G-Y-M-N-A-S-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de gymnaste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ces formations sociales bénéficient d’un prestige qui ne laissent pas les gymnastes indifférents, qui élaborent des stratégies susceptibles d’intégrer leurs groupements dans l’espace social.

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 "gymnastes"?
"gymnastes" is spelled G-Y-M-N-A-S-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒim.nast\.
What does "gymnastes" mean?
As a noun, "gymnastes" means: Pluriel de gymnaste.
How do you pronounce "gymnastes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gymnastes" is \ʒim.nast\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gymnastes" come from?
"gymnastes" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list