guess vs misgauge

guess is a noun but misgauge is not a noun.

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

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

guess (noun)	misgauge (noun)
an estimate based on little or no information
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

guess (verb)	misgauge (verb)
expect, believe, or suppose	gauge something incorrectly or improperly
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