Augustinian

adj

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"augustinian" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Augustinian” is uncommon English (frequency #59,871 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,871
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, or relating to St Augustine of Hippo or his doctrines, especially on predestination and grace.

Corpus desk

Index EN-augustinian · Augustinian · English

Augustinian · rank #59,871 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,871
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Atul

Nearest frequency peer: Atul (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “Augustinian”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Augustinian” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Augustinian
PropertyValue
HeadwordAugustinian
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#59,871
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Augustinian” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Augustinianfalls in this rarity band:

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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Atul” (#59,870), “backhanded” (#59,872), “backhoe” (#59,873). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Augustinian” is #59,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Augustinian is uncommon English at frequency #59,871 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Augustinian doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English Augustinen, from Latin Augustīniānus, from Augustīnus + -iānus, after Augustine of Hippo. By surface analysis, Augustine + -ian. The correct English form is Augustinian, spelled A-U-G-U-S-T-I-N-I-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of, or relating to St Augustine of Hippo or his doctrines, especially on predestination and grace.
  2. 2
    Of, or relating to several religious orders influenced by him.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. What does Freud oppose to the view that the future is already written? It is in so far as chance does exist in the physical, as opposed to mental world, that Freud distinguishes himself from a superstitious person. Yet the analyst never takes a chance event at face value. Everything mental — that is speakable — is determined. This sense of determination,…
  2. I do not subscribe to any Augustinian type split of the world/universe into good or bad, one Godly, one absent of God.

Etymology

From Middle English Augustinen, from Latin Augustīniānus, from Augustīnus + -iānus, after Augustine of Hippo. By surface analysis, Augustine + -ian.

This word in other languages

agustino(Español)

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 "Augustinian"?
"Augustinian" is spelled A-U-G-U-S-T-I-N-I-A-N.
What does "Augustinian" mean?
As an adjective, "Augustinian" means: Of, or relating to St Augustine of Hippo or his doctrines, especially on predestination and grace.
What is the origin of the word "Augustinian"?
From Middle English Augustinen, from Latin Augustīniānus, from Augustīnus + -iānus, after Augustine of Hippo. By surface analysis, Augustine + -ian. 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 "Augustinian", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list