Liaison
[li̯ɛˈzɔ̃ː]
The verdict
“Liaison” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #47,563 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #47,563
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kombination oder Verbindung von Partnern oder Gegenständen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Liaison |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [li̯ɛˈzɔ̃ː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #47,563 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Liaison” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Liaison is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [li̯ɛˈzɔ̃ː]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,563 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Liaison, with forms such as "ilaison", "laiison", and "liaiosn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Liaison, spelled L-I-A-I-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1Kombination oder Verbindung von Partnern oder Gegenständen
- 2mit leicht negativer Bewertung: (anrüchiges) Liebesverhältnis
- 3besondere Art der Verbindung zwischen Wörtern, bei der ein Laut am Wortende hörbar wird, der normalerweise nicht gesprochen wird
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilaison,laiison,liaiosn,liaisno,liaisonn,liaisson,liasion,liiason,lliaison
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Liaison - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Liaison”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-I-A-I-S-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [li̯ɛˈzɔ̃ː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.