augmentative
/ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv/
"augmentative" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“augmentative” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - That which augments.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | augmentative |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “augmentative” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for augmentative is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "That which augments.".
augmentative doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English augmentatif, from Middle French augmentatif and its etymon Latin augmentātīvus, from augmentō. By surface analysis, augment + -ative. The correct English form is augmentative, spelled A-U-G-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1That which augments.
Etymology
From Middle English augmentatif, from Middle French augmentatif and its etymon Latin augmentātīvus, from augmentō. By surface analysis, augment + -ative.
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.
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Using “augmentative”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-U-G-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.