Augeas
/ɔːˈd͡ʒiːəs/
"augeas" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Augeas” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A king of Elis, best known for his stables, the Augean stables.
Corpus desk
Index EN-augeas · Augeas · English
Augeas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Augeas |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ɔːˈd͡ʒiːəs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Augeas” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Augeas is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ɔːˈd͡ʒiːəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A king of Elis, best known for his stables, the Augean stables.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Augeas in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Augēās, from Ancient Greek Αὐγείᾱς (Augeíās). The correct English form is Augeas, spelled A-U-G-E-A-S.
Definition
- 1A king of Elis, best known for his stables, the Augean stables.
Etymology
From Latin Augēās, from Ancient Greek Αὐγείᾱς (Augeíās).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.