être de bon augure
\ɛ.tʁə də bɔ.n‿o.ɡyʁ\
The verdict
“être de bon augure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Présager un bon avenir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-etre-de-bon-augure · être de bon augure · French
être de bon augure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ê" 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 | être de bon augure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛ.tʁə də bɔ.n‿o.ɡyʁ\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
être de bon augure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ.tʁə də bɔ.n‿o.ɡyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Présager un bon avenir.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for être de bon augure, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is être de bon augure, spelled Ê-T-R-E- -D-E- -B-O-N- -A-U-G-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Présager un bon avenir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how être de bon augure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’ancienne génération de Ford Fiesta était parvenue à se maintenir dans le top européen des ventes de sa catégorie malgré son âge relativement avancé. C’était donc de bon augure pour la nouvelle et sixième mouture de la Fiesta, et les premiers chiffres avancés par Ford confirment la bonne forme de la citadine, produite dans l’usine de Cologne, en Allemagne.
Antonyms
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.