Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

augural

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-gu-ral
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

prophetic

Etymology

From Latin augurālis. By surface analysis, augur + -al.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more augural (comparative) most augural (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

augurous

Questions

What does augural mean?
prophetic
Where does augural come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce augural

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “augural”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “augural”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “augural” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.