# guess vs guns

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### guns
*noun · IPA /ɡʌnz/ · frequency rank #2,205*
plural of gun

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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