auxiliar

[awksiˈljaɾ]

/[awksiˈljaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“auxiliar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,668. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,668
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar auxilio, proteger, amparar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-auxiliar · auxiliar · Spanish

auxiliar · rank #7,668 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,668
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH Augusto

Nearest frequency peer: Augusto (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “auxiliar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “auxiliar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

auxiliar vs auxilio
75% similar
auxiliar vs auxilios
75% similar
auxiliar vs auxiliares
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for auxiliar
PropertyValue
Headwordauxiliar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[awksiˈljaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,668
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “auxiliar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).auxiliarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Augusto” (#7,667), “avanzando” (#7,669), “atacado” (#7,666). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “auxiliar” va en #7,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around auxiliar (IPA [awksiˈljaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,668 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for auxiliar, with forms such as "auixliar", "auxiilar", and "auxilair". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "auxilio", "auxilios", "auxiliares", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is auxiliar, spelled A-U-X-I-L-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dar auxilio, proteger, amparar.
  2. 2
    Colaborar, trabajar en ayuda de otro.
  3. 3
    Ayudar a bien morir.

Synonyms

socorrerayudar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • auixliar
  • auxiilar
  • auxilair
  • auxiliarr
  • auxilira
  • auxilliar
  • auxliiar
  • auxxiliar
  • axuiliar
  • uaxiliar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of auxiliar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

auixliar2auxiilar2auxilair2auxiliarr1auxilira2auxilliar1auxliiar2auxxiliar1
Edit distance from "auxiliar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auxiliar"?
"auxiliar" is spelled A-U-X-I-L-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [awksiˈljaɾ].
What does "auxiliar" mean?
As a verb, "auxiliar" means: Dar auxilio, proteger, amparar.
What words are commonly confused with "auxiliar"?
"auxiliar" is commonly confused with "auxilio", "auxilios", "auxiliares". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "auxiliar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auxiliar" is [awksiˈljaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auxiliar" come from?
"auxiliar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "auxiliar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list