guesswork

Questions about guesswork

What does guesswork mean?

guesswork means "an estimate based on little or no information".

How many syllables are in guesswork?

guesswork has 2 syllables: gues-swork. The stress falls on "gues". In IPA it is /ˈɡɛˌswɝk/.

What is another word for guesswork?

Close synonyms include guess, guessing, shot, dead reckoning. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is guesswork a common word?

guesswork is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with guesswork?

4 words rhyme with guesswork. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.