augmentation
"augmentation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“augmentation” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,061. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,061
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or process of augmenting.
Corpus desk
Index EN-augmentation · augmentation · English
augmentation · rank #27,061 · 18 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #27,061
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH ATF
Nearest frequency peer: ATF (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “augmentation”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- asterisk
asterisk
72,943 corpus weight
- asymmetrical
asymmetrical
72,942 corpus weight
- ATF
ATF
72,941 corpus weight
- augmentation
augmentation
72,940 corpus weight
- Ayrshire
Ayrshire
72,939 corpus weight
- azalea
azalea
72,938 corpus weight
What this shows “augmentation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | augmentation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #27,061 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “augmentation”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around augmentation, anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,061 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for augmentation, with forms such as "agumentation", "augemntation", and "auggmentation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "argumentation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English augmentation, augmentacion, augmentacioun, from Old French augmentacion, from Latin augmentātiō, verbal noun from augmentō (“increase”, verb). The correct English form is augmentation, spelled A-U-G-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act or process of augmenting.
- 2An addition or extra, something that is added to something else.
- 3A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
- 4A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
- 5The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
- 6A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
- 7An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how augmentation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A small tablet is fixt near the Altar, upon wᶜʰ the friends of yᵉ defunct lay their offerings in mony according to their own ability and the quality of the person deceased. This custom proves a very happy augmentation to some of the very poor vicars, and is often the best part of their maintenance.
Etymology
From Middle English augmentation, augmentacion, augmentacioun, from Old French augmentacion, from Latin augmentātiō, verbal noun from augmentō (“increase”, verb).
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- agumentation
- augemntation
- auggmentation
- augmenattion
- augmenntation
- augmentaiton
- augmentasion
- augmentatino
- augmentationn
- augmentatoin
- augmentattion
- augmenttaion
- augmenttation
- augmetnation
- augmmentation
- augmnetation
- aumgentation
- uagmentation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of augmentation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "augmentation"?
What does "augmentation" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "augmentation"?
What is the origin of the word "augmentation"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "augmentation", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).