auxiliary verb
/ɔːɡˈzɪljəɹi ˈvɜː(ɹ)b/
"auxiliary-verb" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“auxiliary verb” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auxiliary verb |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɔːɡˈzɪljəɹi ˈvɜː(ɹ)b/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “auxiliary verb” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for auxiliary verb is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɔːɡˈzɪljəɹi ˈvɜː(ɹ)b/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.".
No misspelling variants are generated for auxiliary verb in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is auxiliary verb, spelled A-U-X-I-L-I-A-R-Y- -V-E-R-B.
Definition
- 1A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.
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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.
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Using “auxiliary verb”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-U-X-I-L-I-A-R-Y- -V-E-R-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɔːɡˈzɪljəɹi ˈvɜː(ɹ)b/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.