speculate vs guess

guess vs speculate

speculate is not a noun while guess is a noun.

speculate and guess both are verbs.

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

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

speculate: talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
guess: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

Other hyponyms of speculate include hazard, pretend, venture, say, suppose.

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

speculate (verb)	guess (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	expect, believe, or suppose
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds	judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion	guess correctly; solve by guessing
invest at a risk	put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

Difference between speculate and guess

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