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# How to pronounce Gemma vs Gemini

Both come from Google DeepMind. Gemma ("JEM-uh") is the open-weights small model family. Gemini ("JEM-uh-nye") is the flagship multimodal chatbot. Same Latin/zodiac root, but distinct readings — Gemma ends in a soft schwa, Gemini ends in a long -nye.

gemma /ˈdʒɛ mə/ — JEM uh
Gemini /ˈdʒɛmɪnaɪ/ — jem in eye

## Side-by-side

| gemma | Gemini
--- | --- | ---
IPA | `/ˈdʒɛ mə/` | `/ˈdʒɛmɪnaɪ/`
Respelling | JEM uh | jem in eye
Category | product | product
Confidence | community-consensus | community-consensus

Open the full dictionary entry for sources and alternate readings: gemma · Gemini.

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