augment

\oɡ.mɑ̃\

/\oɡ.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“augment” is uncommon French (frequency #68,061 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,061
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Portion des biens du mari que la loi permettait de donner à l’épouse survivante dans les pays de droit écrit.

Key facts for augment
PropertyValue
Headwordaugment
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\oɡ.mɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,061
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “augment” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). augment lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

augment is uncommon French at frequency #68,061 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \oɡ.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

augment doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is augment, spelled A-U-G-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Portion des biens du mari que la loi permettait de donner à l’épouse survivante dans les pays de droit écrit.
  2. 2
    Lettre ou groupe de lettres accolées devant un affixe sans modification de sens.
  3. 3
    Addition qui se fait au commencement d’un temps de verbe, dans certaines langues, notamment en grec ou en volapük.

Synonyms

douaire

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "augment"?
"augment" is spelled A-U-G-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \oɡ.mɑ̃\.
What does "augment" mean?
As a noun, "augment" means: Portion des biens du mari que la loi permettait de donner à l’épouse survivante dans les pays de droit écrit.
How do you pronounce "augment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "augment" is \oɡ.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "augment" come from?
"augment" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “augment”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-U-G-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \oɡ.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list