Which to use
“augure” is a noun and “auguste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,747
- “augure” frequency rank
- #5,950
- “auguste” frequency rank
- 25697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | augure | auguste |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Qui est imposant, respectable, digne de vénération. |
Where the eye mixes augure and auguste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: augure vs auguste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: augure is \o.ɡyʁ\ while auguste is \o.ɡyst\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25697, 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\. auguste is at rank #5,950, tagged as anadj, pronounced \o.ɡyst\.
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 25697, this pair ranks #339,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of augure vs auguste
Shared letters: aegu. Private to "augure": r. Private to "auguste": st.
"augure" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCV · "auguste" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "augure" for "auguste" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "augure" or "auguste" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "augure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auguste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "augure" and "auguste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "augure vs Aure". 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 #339,380 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.