guestimate
noun, verb
guestimate is spelled G-U-E-S-T-I-M-A-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, guestimate means “Alternative spelling of guesstimate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of guestimate is guestimates.
How many letters and syllables are in guestimate?
| Letters | 10: G-U-E-S-T-I-M-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is guestimate?
Guestimate appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of guestimate
- guestimates plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- guestimating participle, present
- guestimated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does guestimate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of guesstimate.
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of guesstimate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does guestimate come from?
Blend of guess + estimate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).