Which to use
“augure” and “August” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,747
- “augure” frequency rank
- #20,637
- “August” frequency rank
- 40384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | augure | August |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Août, (huitième mois de l’année du calendrier grégorien, constitué de 31 jours). |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set augure and August apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
augure and August form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
augure is recorded at frequency rank #19,747, classified as anoun, pronounced \o.ɡyʁ\. August is at rank #20,637, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aʊ̯ˈɡʊst\.
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 40384, this pair ranks #240,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering augure vs August
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “augure” entry
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