ancillaire

\ɑ̃.si.lɛʁ\

/\ɑ̃.si.lɛʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“ancillaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a rapport aux servantes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ancillaire · ancillaire · French

ancillaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for ancillaire
PropertyValue
Headwordancillaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃.si.lɛʁ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ancillaire » en français

ancillairen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ancillaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃.si.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ancillaire, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ancillaire, spelled A-N-C-I-L-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a rapport aux servantes.
  2. 2
    Annexe.
  3. 3
    Annexe, qui est nichée dans une autre étude, en parlant d’une étude clinique, greffée sur le protocole d’une autre étude.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ces pittoresques études de géographie linguistique et de camaraderie ancillaire se poursuivirent chaque semaine dans la cuisine, sans que j'y prisse aucun plaisir.
  2. On voit que la moralité des armateurs et des gros négociants n’était pas toujours irréprochable et que l’amour ancillaire avait, à Saint-Malo, de chauds pratiquants.

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 "ancillaire"?
"ancillaire" is spelled A-N-C-I-L-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.si.lɛʁ\.
What does "ancillaire" mean?
As an adjective, "ancillaire" means: Qui a rapport aux servantes.
How do you pronounce "ancillaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ancillaire" is \ɑ̃.si.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ancillaire" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list