augurous
/ˈɔːɡəɹəs/
"augurous" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“augurous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Full of augury; foreboding.
Corpus desk
Index EN-augurous · augurous · English
augurous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | augurous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɔːɡəɹəs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “augurous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
augurous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɔːɡəɹəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Full of augury; foreboding.".
augurous doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From augur + -ous. The correct English form is augurous, spelled A-U-G-U-R-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Full of augury; foreboding.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how augurous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[S]o feard / The faire-man’d horſes, that they flew, backe, and their chariots turn’d, / Preſaging in their augurous hearts, the labours that they mourn’d / A little after; […]
The library movement made an augurous start in India but the momentum can only be kept through the concerted efforts of the Indian Library Association, educators, central and state governments, and municipalities, for elevating the status of professional librarian.
Etymology
From augur + -ous.
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.