august

/ɔːˈɡʌst/

//ɔːˈɡʌst// adj

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"august" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“august” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #822. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#822
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-august · august · English

august · rank #822 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #822
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH amazing

Nearest frequency peer: amazing (-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 “august”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “august” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

august vs Aust
50% similar
august vs Augusta
71% similar
august vs auguste
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for august
PropertyValue
Headwordaugust
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɔːˈɡʌst/
Letters6
Frequency rank#822
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “august”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).augustlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “amazing” (#821), “blood” (#823), “vote” (#820). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “august” is #822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around august (IPA /ɔːˈɡʌst/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #822 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for august, with forms such as "aguust", "auggust", and "augsut". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Aust", "Augusta", "auguste", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French auguste (“noble, stately; august”) or Latin augustus (“majestic, venerable, august; imperial, royal”), from augeō (“to augment, increase; to enlarge, expand, spread”). Doublet of Augustus. The correct English form is august, spelled A-U-G-U-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.
  2. 2
    Of noble birth.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how august appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. an august patron of the arts
  2. In the book of Pſalms there are many things ſaid of David, which ſeem capable of a much auguſter ſenſe than can be pretended to be anſwered by any thing that befel himſelf.

Etymology

From French auguste (“noble, stately; august”) or Latin augustus (“majestic, venerable, august; imperial, royal”), from augeō (“to augment, increase; to enlarge, expand, spread”). Doublet of Augustus.

This word in other languages

majestuoso(Español)auguste(Français)illuster(Deutsch)augusto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aguust
  • auggust
  • augsut
  • augusst
  • augustt
  • auguts
  • auugst
  • uagust

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of august - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aguust2auggust1augsut2augusst1augustt1auguts2auugst2uagust2
Edit distance from "august"

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 "august"?
"august" is spelled A-U-G-U-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔːˈɡʌst/.
What does "august" mean?
As an adjective, "august" means: Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.
What words are commonly confused with "august"?
"august" is commonly confused with "Aust", "Augusta", "auguste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "august"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "august" is /ɔːˈɡʌst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "august"?
From French auguste (“noble, stately; august”) or Latin augustus (“majestic, venerable, august; imperial, royal”), from augeō (“to augment, increase; to enlarge, expand, spread”). Doublet of Augustus. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "august", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list