# august

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɔːˈɡʌst/ · frequency rank #822

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

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **Aust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/august-vs-aust)
- **Augusta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/august-vs-augusta)
- **auguste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/august-vs-auguste)
- **Augustus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/august-vs-augustus)
- **Augustin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/august-vs-augustin)
- **Angus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angus-vs-august)
- **angst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angst-vs-august)
- **Argus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/argus-vs-august)
- **adjust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adjust-vs-august)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aguust`, `auggust`, `augsut`, `augusst`, `augustt`, `auguts`, `auugst`, `uagust`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/august