auxiliaire de vie
\ɔk.si.ljɛʁ də vi\
The verdict
“auxiliaire de vie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne dont l’activité principale est d’assister une personne âgée ou handicapée dans sa vie courante.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auxiliaire de vie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔk.si.ljɛʁ də vi\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “auxiliaire de vie” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
auxiliaire de vie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔk.si.ljɛʁ də vi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne dont l’activité principale est d’assister une personne âgée ou handicapée dans sa vie courante.".
auxiliaire de vie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is auxiliaire de vie, spelled A-U-X-I-L-I-A-I-R-E- -D-E- -V-I-E.
Definition
- 1Personne dont l’activité principale est d’assister une personne âgée ou handicapée dans sa vie courante.
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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 “auxiliaire de vie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-U-X-I-L-I-A-I-R-E- -D-E- -V-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɔk.si.ljɛʁ də vi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.