illiquid
[ˈɪlikviːt]
The verdict
“illiquid” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (vorübergehend) zahlungsunfähig
Corpus desk
Index DE-illiquid · illiquid · German
illiquid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | illiquid |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɪlikviːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „illiquid“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
illiquid is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɪlikviːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
illiquid doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is illiquid, spelled I-L-L-I-Q-U-I-D.
Definition
- 1(vorübergehend) zahlungsunfähig
- 2nicht leicht in verfügbares Geld umwandelbar
- 3unklar, noch nicht ins Reine gebracht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how illiquid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Per Definition ist ein Unternehmen illiquid, wenn es – unabhängig von der Höhe der Verbindlichkeiten bzw. den offenen Rechnungen – fällige Zahlungen nicht begleichen kann.
Einige Anlageprodukte sind illiquid, was bedeutet, dass man einige Zeit warten muss, um sie wieder verkaufen zu können.
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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.