Which to use
“August” and “augusta” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #656
- “August” frequency rank
- #28,531
- “augusta” frequency rank
- 29187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | August | augusta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der achte, 31 Tage umfassende Monat im Jahr | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs august |
Where the eye mixes August and augusta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: August vs augusta
A purely visual mix-up. August ([aʊ̯ˈɡʊst]) and augusta ([ˈau̯ɡusta]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “August” sits inside “augusta”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
August is recorded at frequency rank #656, classified as anoun, pronounced [aʊ̯ˈɡʊst]. augusta is at rank #28,531, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈau̯ɡusta].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 29187, this pair ranks #1,771,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of August vs augusta
Shared letters: agstu. Private to "August": -. Private to "augusta": -.
"August" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "augusta" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "August" and "augusta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "August" or "augusta" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "August" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "augusta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,771,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "August" and "augusta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "augusta vs Auguste". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,771,428 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.