# Augusta vs Augustus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Augusta
*name · IPA /əˈɡʌstə/ · frequency rank #13,094*
A female given name from Latin.

### Augustus
*name · IPA /ɔːˈɡʌstəs/ · frequency rank #16,408*
The Roman emperor Augustus, also called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 B.C.E. – 14 C.E.); heir to Julius Caesar

## Source
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