augusts

[ˈawɡusts]

/[ˈawɡusts]/ noun

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The verdict

“augusts” is uncommon German (frequency #68,019 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,019
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - achter Monat des Jahres; August

Key facts for augusts
PropertyValue
Headwordaugusts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈawɡusts]
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,019
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “augusts” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). augusts lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

augusts is uncommon German at frequency #68,019 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈawɡusts]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "achter Monat des Jahres; August".

Zero misspellings are on record for augusts in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is augusts, spelled A-U-G-U-S-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    achter Monat des Jahres; August

Antonyms

aprīlisdecembrisfebruārisjanvārisjūnijsjūlijsmaijsmartsnovembrisoktobrisseptembris

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "augusts"?
"augusts" is spelled A-U-G-U-S-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈawɡusts].
What does "augusts" mean?
As a noun, "augusts" means: achter Monat des Jahres; August
How do you pronounce "augusts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "augusts" is [ˈawɡusts]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "augusts" come from?
"augusts" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “augusts”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-G-U-S-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈawɡusts] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list