estimate vs cipher

cipher vs estimate

estimate and cipher both are nouns.

estimate and cipher both are verbs.

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

As verbs, cipher is a hypernym of estimate; that is, cipher is a word with a broader meaning than estimate:

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

Other hypernyms of estimate include calculate, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out.

estimate (noun)	cipher (noun)
a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody	a secret method of writing
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth	a message written in a secret code
the respect with which a person is held	a person of no influence
a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)	a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
a statement indicating the likely cost of some job	a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

estimate (verb)	cipher (verb)
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)	make a mathematical calculation or computation
judge to be probable	convert ordinary language into code

Difference between estimate and cipher

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