# guesswork

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,835

## Definitions
1. An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.

## Etymology
From guess + work. Compare Dutch giswerk (“guesswork”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`geusswork`, `gguesswork`, `guessowrk`, `guesswokr`, `guessworkk`, `guessworrk`, `guesswrok`, `guesswwork`, `gueswork`, `gueswsork`, `guseswork`, `ugesswork`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/guesswork