How do you spell Inauguration?
Correct spelling
inauguration
Remember AUGUR (bird diviner) in the middle - inaug-UR-ation, not inaug-ER-ation
Why is inauguration spelled this way?
From Latin inaugurare, to take omens from birds. IN (in) + AUGUR (a diviner). An inauguration was originally a reading of bird-flight omens — beginning something by consulting the heavens.
Common misspellings of inauguration
inaugerationinnaugurationinaugarationinaguration
Example
The presidential inauguration ceremony drew crowds from across the nation.