# inaugural

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈnɔːɡəɹəl/ · frequency rank #11,725

## Definitions
1. Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.
2. Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc.

## Etymology
From French inaugural, from inaugurer, from Latin augurare (“to take omens”).

## Easily confused with
- **inaugurate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inaugural-vs-inaugurate)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ianugural`, `inaguural`, `inauggural`, `inaugrual`, `inauguarl`, `inaugurall`, `inaugurla`, `inaugurral`, `inauugral`, `innaugural`, `inuagural`, `niaugural`

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