augustite

\o.ɡys.tit\

/\o.ɡys.tit\/ noun

The verdict

“augustite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apatite ou émeraude.

Corpus desk

Index FR-augustite · augustite · French

augustite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for augustite
PropertyValue
Headwordaugustite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o.ɡys.tit\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « augustite » en français

augustitereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

augustite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.ɡys.tit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apatite ou émeraude.".

augustite has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is augustite, spelled A-U-G-U-S-T-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apatite ou émeraude.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. L’émeraude est connue aussi sous les noms de béryl, aigue-marine, smaragd, augustite.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "augustite"?
"augustite" is spelled A-U-G-U-S-T-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.ɡys.tit\.
What does "augustite" mean?
As a noun, "augustite" means: Apatite ou émeraude.
How do you pronounce "augustite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "augustite" is \o.ɡys.tit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "augustite" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list