how to pronounce guesstimate

/ˈɡɛs.tə.mət/

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guesstimate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of guesstimate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… can guesstimate Stroeve calculate this …”

meanings of guesstimate

verb:

To make a guesstimate.
To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.

noun:

An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.

guesstimate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word guesstimate occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics guesstimate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that guesstimate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;