# auxiliar vs auxílio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### auxiliar
*adjective · IPA /aw.si.ˈljaɾ/ · frequency rank #4,290*
que ajuda, que auxilia

### auxílio
*noun · IPA /aw.'si.ljʊ/ · frequency rank #3,961*
ato ou efeito de auxiliar ou socorrer:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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