Which to use
“auger” is a verb and “augure” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,234
- “auger” frequency rank
- #19,747
- “augure” frequency rank
- 48981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auger | augure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Creuser en auge. | Présage par lequel on juge de l’avenir. Chez les Romains, il se disait des signes que les augures tiraient de l’observation du vol des oiseaux. Aujourd’hui il se dit de tout ce qui peut faire deviner l’avenir. |
Where the eye mixes auger and augure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. auger runs 5 letters (VVCVC) against augure's 6 (VVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: auger vs augure
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: auger is \o.ʒe\ while augure is \o.ɡyʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auger is recorded at frequency rank #29,234, classified as averb, pronounced \o.ʒe\. augure is at rank #19,747, tagged as anoun, pronounced \o.ɡyʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48981, this pair ranks #174,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auger vs augure
Shared letters: aegru. Private to "auger": -. Private to "augure": -.
"auger" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "augure" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "auger" and "augure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "auger" vs "augure" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "auger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "augure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auger" and "augure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auger vs aur". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #174,475 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.