Liaison
German, noun/li̯ɛˈzɔ̃ː/
Liaison is spelled L-I-A-I-S-O-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 47,290th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Liaison is a German feminine noun meaning “liaison (tryst or illicit sexual affair)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kombination oder Verbindung von Partnern oder Gegenständen”.
What does Liaison mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineliaison (tryst or illicit sexual affair)
- 2
feminineliaison
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kombination oder Verbindung von Partnern oder Gegenständen 2. mit leicht negativer Bewertung: (anrüchiges) Liebesverhältnis 3. besondere Art der Verbindung zwischen Wörtern, bei der ein Laut am Wortende hörbar wird, der normalerweise nicht gesprochen wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Liaison
- Liaisons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Liaison?
- /li̯ɛˈzɔ̃ː/
- [li̯ɛˈzɔ̃ː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Liaison
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Liaison in German?
Liaison appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).