guessed

/ɡɛst/

//ɡɛst// verb

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"guessed" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“guessed” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,857
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of guess

Corpus desk

Index EN-guessed · guessed · English

guessed · rank #10,857 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,857
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Greeks

Nearest frequency peer: Greeks (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “guessed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “guessed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

guessed vs guesses
86% similar
guessed vs guest
57% similar
guessed vs guess
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for guessed
PropertyValue
Headwordguessed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɡɛst/
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,857
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “guessed”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).guessedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Greeks” (#10,856), “Haiti” (#10,858), “grease” (#10,855). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “guessed” is #10,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around guessed (IPA /ɡɛst/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,857 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of guess".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for guessed, with forms such as "geussed", "gguessed", and "guesed". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "guesses", "guest", "guess", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is guessed, spelled G-U-E-S-S-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of guess

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • geussed
  • gguessed
  • guesed
  • guesesd
  • guessde
  • guessedd
  • gusesed
  • ugessed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of guessed - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

geussed2gguessed1guesed1guesesd2guessde2guessedd1gusesed2ugessed2
Edit distance from "guessed"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guessed"?
"guessed" is spelled G-U-E-S-S-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɛst/.
What does "guessed" mean?
As a verb, "guessed" means: simple past and past participle of guess
What words are commonly confused with "guessed"?
"guessed" is commonly confused with "guesses", "guest", "guess". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "guessed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guessed" is /ɡɛst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guessed" come from?
"guessed" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "guessed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hallway#10,859heavens#10,861impulse#10,866empathy#10,844

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

grease8 variantsIndies8 variantsdeluxe8 variantsClyde8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list