Which to use
“guess” is a verb and “Guss” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,615
- “guess” frequency rank
- #25,581
- “Guss” frequency rank
- 55196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guess | Guss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mutmaßen, vermuten, erraten | Vorgang des Gießens |
Where the eye mixes guess and Guss
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. guess runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against Guss's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: guess vs Guss
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: guess is [ɡɛs] while Guss is [ɡʊs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guess is recorded at frequency rank #29,615, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡɛs]. Guss is at rank #25,581, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʊs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 55196, this pair ranks #988,983 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guess vs Guss
Shared letters: gsu. Private to "guess": e. Private to "Guss": -.
"guess" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Guss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "guess" and "Guss" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "guess" or "Guss" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "guess" and "Guss" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "guess" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Guss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #988,983 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guess" and "Guss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geis vs guess". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #988,983 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.