gem

Other forms of gem

plural

gems·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about gem

What does gem mean?

gem means "art highly prized for its beauty or perfection". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gem?

gem has 1 syllable: gem. In IPA it is /ˈdʒɛm/.

What is another word for gem?

Close synonyms include treasure, gemstone, stone, jewel, muffin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gem a common word?

gem is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with gem?

1 word rhymes with gem. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.