augustine

\o.gys.tin\

/\o.gys.tin\/ noun

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The verdict

“augustine” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,259
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Religieuse de la règle d’Augustin d’Hippone.

Corpus desk

Index FR-augustine · augustine · French

augustine · rank #36,259 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,259
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH authority

Nearest frequency peer: authority (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « augustine »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « augustine » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

augustine vs Augustins
78% similar
augustine vs auguste
78% similar
augustine vs augustin
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for augustine
PropertyValue
Headwordaugustine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o.gys.tin\
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,259
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « augustine »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).augustinese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « authority » (#36,260), « attribuable » (#36,257), « autorisait » (#36,261). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « augustine » est au #36,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around augustine (IPA \o.gys.tin\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,259 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for augustine, with forms such as "aguustine", "auggustine", and "augsutine". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Augustins", "auguste", "augustin", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is augustine, spelled A-U-G-U-S-T-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Religieuse de la règle d’Augustin d’Hippone.
  2. 2
    Chaufferette où une lampe à esprit-de-vin donne la chaleur.
  3. 3
    Quantité négligeable restant dans un plat ou un contenant en fin de repas, dans l’intention louable d’en laisser à autrui. ex : Béatrice s’exclame en fin de repas : « tu m’as laissé une Augustine ! » en désignant les 3 rondelles de courgettes restantes

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how augustine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pour arriver à obtenir de la religieuse augustine la soumission complète et directe et réaliser, au costume près, une sorte de réforme telle qu’on la rêve, il faudrait non pas laïciser, mais déconventualiser les hôpitaux, ne tenir compte que de la valeur individuelle des servantes des pauvres, les placer à la tête des services en leur en laissant la respo…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aguustine
  • auggustine
  • augsutine
  • augusitne
  • augusstine
  • augustien
  • augustinne
  • augustnie
  • augusttine
  • augutsine
  • auugstine
  • uagustine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of augustine - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aguustine2auggustine1augsutine2augusitne2augusstine1augustien2augustinne1augustnie2
Edit distance from "augustine"

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 "augustine"?
"augustine" is spelled A-U-G-U-S-T-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.gys.tin\.
What does "augustine" mean?
As a noun, "augustine" means: Religieuse de la règle d’Augustin d’Hippone.
What words are commonly confused with "augustine"?
"augustine" is commonly confused with "Augustins", "auguste", "augustin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "augustine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "augustine" is \o.gys.tin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "augustine" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "augustine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

authority#36,260banaliser#36,264arrachées#36,249bavardage#36,270

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

belliqueux12 variantsanalogies12 variantscolonels12 variantstraversa12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list