Austin
Aus·tin/ˈɔstɪn/adjective
Austin is spelled A-U-S-T-I-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables (Aus·tin). It appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,875th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Austin means “Augustinian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Austin?
| Letters | 6: A-U-S-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Aus·tin |
| In writing | 23 times per million words; the 3,875th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Austin?
Austin appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,875th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Austin?
- UK /ˈɔːstɪn/
- UK /ˈɒstɪn/
- US /ˈɔstɪn/
Austin has 2 syllables, split Aus·tin in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Austin.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with Austin
Sounds like: Austen (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of Austin
- more Austin comparative
- most Austin superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Austin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Augustinian.
Austin friars
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Austin come from?
From Middle English Austin, from Anglo-Norman Aostin, Austin, similar to Old French Aostin, Austin, a popular variant of Old French Agustin, from Latin Augustīnus, from Augustus (literally “majestic”). Doublet of Augustine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).