guess vs cypher

cypher vs guess

guess and cypher both are nouns.

guess and cypher both are verbs.

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

As verbs, cypher is a hypernym of guess; that is, cypher is a word with a broader meaning than guess:

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

Other hypernyms of guess include calculate, cipher, compute, figure, reckon, work out.

guess (noun)	cypher (noun)
an estimate based on little or no information	a secret method of writing
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence	a message written in a secret code
	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

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

Difference between guess and cypher

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