auxine

\ok.sin\

/\ok.sin\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acide β-indole acétique, en tant qu’hormone végétale de croissance qui joue un grand rôle dans le développement d’une plante.

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Index FR-auxine · auxine · French

auxine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 auxine
PropertyValue
Headwordauxine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ok.sin\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « auxine » en français

auxinen'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

auxine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ok.sin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for auxine in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is auxine, spelled A-U-X-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acide β-indole acétique, en tant qu’hormone végétale de croissance qui joue un grand rôle dans le développement d’une plante.
  2. 2
    Toute phytohormone dont la molécule porte un noyau indol.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Des teneurs importantes en cytokinines et en auxines dans les nodules actinorhiziens ont déjà été signalées.
  2. Vers de terre, collemboles ou nématodes influencent le développement des plantes par la production d’hormones végétales telles que l’auxine, probablement du fait de la stimulation de bactéries du sol.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auxine"?
"auxine" is spelled A-U-X-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ok.sin\.
What does "auxine" mean?
As a noun, "auxine" means: Acide β-indole acétique, en tant qu’hormone végétale de croissance qui joue un grand rôle dans le développement d’une plante.
How do you pronounce "auxine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auxine" is \ok.sin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auxine" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list