Auxillary or auxiliary?
Did you mean auxiliary? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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auxillary
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auxiliary
Correct spelling: auxiliary. Misspelling: auxillary.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Only one L: auxi-L-iary.
Why people write “auxillary”
The misspelling “auxillary” is only one letter off: it uses L in place of I.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make auxiliary automatic.
Other misspellings of “auxiliary”
People also write “auxilary”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“auxilary”
Correct spelling: auxiliary. Misspelling: auxilary.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “auxilary” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.
What does “auxiliary” mean?
auxiliary noun
- someone who acts as assistant
Synonyms:aide
auxiliary adjective
- functioning in a supporting capacity
“the main library and its auxiliary branches”
Synonyms:subsidiarysupplementalsupplementary
- furnishing added support
“an ancillary pump”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Auxiliary” in a sentence
- The ship has an auxiliary engine.
- The main library and its auxiliary branches.
- An ancillary pump.
Is “auxiliary” a playable word?
19 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“auxillary” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from AUXILIARY.