cipher vs guess

guess vs cipher

cipher and guess both are nouns.

cipher and guess both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cipher	Yes	No	Yes	No
guess	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, guess is a hyponym of cipher; that is, guess is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cipher:

cipher: make a mathematical calculation or computation
guess: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

Other hyponyms of cipher include quantise, quantize, extract, process, prorate, miscalculate, misestimate, recalculate, average, average out, factor, factor in, factor out, add, add together, deduct, subtract, take off, multiply, divide, fraction, extrapolate, interpolate, differentiate, integrate, survey, approximate, estimate, gauge, judge, budget, capitalise, capitalize, resolve, solve.

cipher (noun)	guess (noun)
a secret method of writing	an estimate based on little or no information
a message written in a secret code	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
a person of no influence
a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

cipher (verb)	guess (verb)
make a mathematical calculation or computation	expect, believe, or suppose
convert ordinary language into code	judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
	guess correctly; solve by guessing
	put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

Difference between cipher and guess

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