# auguste

> English word · Noun · IPA /aʊˈɡuːst/ · frequency rank #37,326

## Definitions
1. A kind of clown, usually serving as an anarchic foil to the whiteface.

## Etymology
From French auguste, from German (dumme) August.

## Easily confused with
- **Augustus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/auguste-vs-augustus)
- **Augustin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/auguste-vs-augustin)
- **Augustine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/auguste-vs-augustine)
- **august** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/august-vs-auguste)
- **Augusta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/augusta-vs-auguste)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aguuste`, `augguste`, `augsute`, `auguset`, `augusste`, `augustte`, `augutse`, `auugste`, `uaguste`

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