auxilium
The verdict
“auxilium” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aide, secours, assistance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-auxilium · auxilium · French
auxilium · 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 | auxilium |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « auxilium » en français
Rare enough to double-check
auxilium is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for auxilium in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 French form is auxilium, spelled A-U-X-I-L-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1Aide, secours, assistance.
- 2Protection accordée par un magistrat (intercession).
- 3Les secours, les troupes de secours, les troupes auxiliaires.
- 4Moyen de secours, ressource.
- 5Secours, remède.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auxilium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
alicui auxilium ferre.
auxilium argentarium
Synonyms
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.