# guessed vs guesses

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### guessed
*verb · IPA /ɡɛst/ · frequency rank #10,857*
simple past and past participle of guess

### guesses
*noun · IPA /ˈɡɛsɪz/ · frequency rank #22,101*
plural of guess

## Source
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