augur
/ˈɔːɡə/noun, verb
augur is spelled A-U-G-U-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “auger vs augur” about 20 times a month (Bing, United States). As a noun, augur means “A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of augur is augurs.
How many letters and syllables are in augur?
| Letters | 5: A-U-G-U-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is augur?
Augur appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce augur?
- UK /ˈɔːɡə/
- British /ˈoːɡə/
- /ˈɔɡɚ/
Augur has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-augur.ogg, En-us-augur.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with augur
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: auger (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of augur
- augurs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- auguring participle, present
- augured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does augur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
- 2
An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.
verb
- 1
To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.
Every circumstance augured success.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Augur in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | augure , augurer |
| German | Augur, Wahrsager, Hellseher , die Zukunft vorhersagen, wahrsagen, hellsehen |
| Portuguese | áugure , augurar, pressagiar |
| Spanish | augur , augurar, presagiar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does augur come from?
Borrowed from Latin augur, of uncertain origin; akin to augurō (“interpret omens”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).