Auxerre

[oˈsɛːʁ]

/[oˈsɛːʁ]/ name

The verdict

“Auxerre” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt des Départements Yonne in Frankreich

Corpus desk

Index DE-auxerre · Auxerre · German

Auxerre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Auxerre
PropertyValue
HeadwordAuxerre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[oˈsɛːʁ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Auxerre“ im Deutschen

Auxerresitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Auxerre is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [oˈsɛːʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt des Départements Yonne in Frankreich".

Zero misspellings are on record for Auxerre in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Auxerre, spelled A-U-X-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt des Départements Yonne in Frankreich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Auxerre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „In einer Rede in Auxerre erklärt der französische Ministerpräsident Emile Combes, dass er das Konkordat mit dem Vatikan nicht erneuern werde.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Auxerre"?
"Auxerre" is spelled A-U-X-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈsɛːʁ].
What does "Auxerre" mean?
As a proper noun, "Auxerre" means: Hauptstadt des Départements Yonne in Frankreich
How do you pronounce "Auxerre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Auxerre" is [oˈsɛːʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Auxerre" come from?
"Auxerre" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list