Which to use
“august” and “augustus” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,620
- “august” frequency rank
- #45,140
- “augustus” frequency rank
- 58760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | august | augustus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Agosto. | Agosto. |
Where the eye mixes august and augustus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between august and augustus
A purely visual mix-up. august ([ɑwˈɡ̊ɔsd̥]) and augustus (/ɔu̯ˈɡøstəs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “august” sits inside “augustus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
august is recorded at frequency rank #13,620, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɑwˈɡ̊ɔsd̥]. augustus is at rank #45,140, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɔu̯ˈɡøstəs/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58760, this pair ranks #65,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of august vs augustus
Shared letters: agstu. Private to "august": -. Private to "augustus": -.
"august" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC · "augustus" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "august" for "augustus" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "august" or "augustus" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "august" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "augustus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "august" and "augustus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Augusta vs augustus". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #65,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.