gush
/ˈɡʌʃ/noun, verb
gush is spelled G-U-S-H: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gush means “A sudden rapid outflow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gush is gushes.
How many letters and syllables are in gush?
| Letters | 4: G-U-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is gush?
Gush appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th 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).
How do you pronounce gush?
- /ˈɡʌʃ/
Gush has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gush.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gush?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as gush.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: shug.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of gush
- gushes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- gushing participle, present
- gushed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gush mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sudden rapid outflow.
verb
- 1
To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
Water gushed out of the broken pipe.
- 2
To send (something) flowing forth suddenly in great volume.
- 3
To ejaculate during orgasm.
- 4
To make an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment.
The young mother was gushing over a baby.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gush in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jaillissement , jaillir , s'extasier |
| German | Schwall, Flut , sich ergießen, strömen, herausquellen , schwärmen |
| Portuguese | esguicho , esguichar |
| Spanish | borbollón, borbotón , manar, salir a chorros, salir a borbotones, brotar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does gush come from?
From Middle English guschen, gusshen, gosshien, perhaps from Middle Dutch guysen (“to flow out with a gurgling sound, gush”) or Old Norse gusa (“to gush”), ultimately imitative. Compare Old Norse geysa (“to gush”), German gießen (“to pour”), Old English ġēotan ("to pour"; > English yote). Related to gust.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).