# goss vs guess

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### goss
*noun · frequency rank #30,069*
Gossip.

### guess
*verb · IPA /ɡɛs/ · frequency rank #694*
To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goss-vs-guess