Auxiliar
[aʊ̯ksiˈli̯aːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Auxiliar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hilfsverb, Hilfsverb plus Funktionsverb
Corpus desk
Index DE-auxiliar · Auxiliar · German
Auxiliar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Auxiliar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aʊ̯ksiˈli̯aːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Auxiliar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Auxiliar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʊ̯ksiˈli̯aːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Auxiliar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Auxiliar, spelled A-U-X-I-L-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hilfsverb, Hilfsverb plus Funktionsverb
- 2eine kovalent an ein Molekül angebrachte Gruppe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Auxiliar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auxiliare sind „haben“, „sein“ und „werden“. Diese sind tempusbildend und Teil eines zusammengesetzten Prädikats (Partizip II und reiner Infinitiv) beispielsweise hat gelesen, ist geschwommen, wird bekommen.
„Für einige der infinitregierenden Verben […] hat sich in der Grammatiktradition die Bezeichnung Hilfsverb (»Auxiliar«, »Auxiliarverb«) eingebürgert.“
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.