Augustan
/ɔːˈɡʌstən/
"augustan" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Augustan” is an uncommon English word, ranked #71,296 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #71,296
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pertaining to the times of the Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.E. - 14 C.E.).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Augustan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɔːˈɡʌstən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #71,296 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Augustan” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Augustan is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɔːˈɡʌstən/. Corpus data places it at rank #71,296 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Augustan, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Latin Augustānus, from Augustus, a Roman emperor who ruled a period of peace and prosperity known as the Pax Romana or Pax Augusta. The correct English form is Augustan, spelled A-U-G-U-S-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1Pertaining to the times of the Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.E. - 14 C.E.).
- 2Pertaining to the Roman poetic literature during this time.
- 3Pertaining to the period of English literature during the first half of the 18th century, known for satire and political themes.
Etymology
From the Latin Augustānus, from Augustus, a Roman emperor who ruled a period of peace and prosperity known as the Pax Romana or Pax Augusta.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Augustan”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-U-G-U-S-T-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɔːˈɡʌstən/ (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.