auguet
\o.ɡɛ̃\
The verdict
“auguet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Récipient en métal ayant un bout pointu, contenant de l’eau et dans lequel le faucheur transporte sa pierre à aiguiser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-auguet · auguet · French
auguet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auguet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \o.ɡɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « auguet » en français
Rare enough to double-check
auguet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.ɡɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Récipient en métal ayant un bout pointu, contenant de l’eau et dans lequel le faucheur transporte sa pierre à aiguiser.".
No misspelling variants are generated for auguet in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is auguet, spelled A-U-G-U-E-T.
Definition
- 1Récipient en métal ayant un bout pointu, contenant de l’eau et dans lequel le faucheur transporte sa pierre à aiguiser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how auguet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Avant de manier sa grande faux, le grand-père aiguisait la lame avec une pierre en forme de losange effilé qui reposait dans un auguet, qu’ailleurs on appelle coffin ou coué quand il est en bois.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.