gushes

/ˈɡʌʃɪz/

//ˈɡʌʃɪz// noun

"gushes" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gushes” is uncommon English (frequency #62,940 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,940
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of gush

Corpus desk

Index EN-gushes · gushes · English

gushes · rank #62,940 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,940
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH gunsmith

Nearest frequency peer: gunsmith (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “gushes”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “gushes” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gushes
PropertyValue
Headwordgushes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡʌʃɪz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,940
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “gushes” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).gushesfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “gunsmith” (#62,939), “grungy” (#62,938), “grotesquely” (#62,937). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gushes” is #62,940. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gushes is uncommon English at frequency #62,940 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡʌʃɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of gush".

Zero misspellings are on record for gushes in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is gushes, spelled G-U-S-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of gush

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 "gushes"?
"gushes" is spelled G-U-S-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡʌʃɪz/.
What does "gushes" mean?
As a noun, "gushes" means: plural of gush
How do you pronounce "gushes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gushes" is /ˈɡʌʃɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list