# gross vs guess

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gross
*adjective · IPA /ɡɹəʊs/ · frequency rank #3,305*
Highly or conspicuously offensive.

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gross-vs-guess