# gush

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡʌʃ/ · frequency rank #35,744

## Definitions
1. A sudden rapid outflow.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **guy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gush-vs-guy)
- **gut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gush-vs-gut)
- **guys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gush-vs-guys)
- **guts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gush-vs-guts)
- **gust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gush-vs-gust)
- **gusts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gush-vs-gusts)
- **gusto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gush-vs-gusto)
- **gutsy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gush-vs-gutsy)
- **gusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gush-vs-gusty)
- **GS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gs-vs-gush)
- **GU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gu-vs-gush)
- **GH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gh-vs-gush)
- **gas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gas-vs-gush)
- **gun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gun-vs-gush)
- **GPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gps-vs-gush)
- **gum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gum-vs-gush)
- **Gus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gus-vs-gush)
- **GST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gst-vs-gush)
- **GUI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gui-vs-gush)
- **GSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gsm-vs-gush)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ggush`, `gsuh`, `guhs`, `gushh`, `gussh`, `ugsh`

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