Which to use
“agosto” is a noun and “augusto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #531
- “agosto” frequency rank
- #4,289
- “augusto” frequency rank
- 4820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agosto | augusto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | oitavo mês do ano pelo calendário gregoriano, sucedendo julho e antecedendo setembro | imponente, solene |
Where the eye mixes agosto and augusto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agosto runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against augusto's 7 (VVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between agosto and augusto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agosto is /a.'goʃ.tu/ while augusto is /aw.ˈɡuʃ.tu/. 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 4820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agosto is recorded at frequency rank #531, classified as anoun, pronounced /a.'goʃ.tu/. augusto is at rank #4,289, tagged as anadj, pronounced /aw.ˈɡuʃ.tu/.
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 4820, this pair ranks #69,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of agosto vs augusto
Shared letters: agost. Private to "agosto": -. Private to "augusto": u.
"agosto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "augusto" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "agosto" and "augusto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "agosto" vs "augusto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "agosto" and "augusto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agosto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "augusto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agosto" and "augusto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arbusto vs augusto". 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 #69,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.