gushes

/ˈɡʌʃɪz/

//ˈɡʌʃɪz// noun

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

The verdict

“gushes” is an uncommon English word, ranked #62,940 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#62,940
frequency rank, English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of gush

Key facts for gushes
PropertyValue
Headwordgushes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡʌʃɪz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,940
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gushes” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gushes lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for gushes is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡʌʃɪz/. Corpus data places it at rank #62,940 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
What language does "gushes" come from?
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Using “gushes”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is G-U-S-H-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɡʌʃɪz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list