Liquidation
[likvidaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Liquidation” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #41,973 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,973
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Auflösung einer Handelsgesellschaft, eines Vereins oder einer Genossenschaft, wobei kein Grund für die Einleitung eines Konkurs- oder Vergleichsverfahrens vorliegt und bei der alle Vermögenswerte v...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Liquidation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [likvidaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #41,973 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Liquidation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Liquidation is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [likvidaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,973 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 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Liquidation, with forms such as "ilquidation", "liqiudation", and "liqquidation". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Liquidation, spelled L-I-Q-U-I-D-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Auflösung einer Handelsgesellschaft, eines Vereins oder einer Genossenschaft, wobei kein Grund für die Einleitung eines Konkurs- oder Vergleichsverfahrens vorliegt und bei der alle Vermögenswerte verkauft werden
- 2Rechnung für Leistungen in freien Berufen
- 3politisch oder ähnlich motivierter Mord, Auslöschung
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilquidation,liqiudation,liqquidation,liqudiation,liquiadtion,liquidaiton,liquidatino,liquidationn,liquidatoin,liquidattion,liquiddation,liquidtaion,liuqidation,lliquidation,lqiuidation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Liquidation - 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 “Liquidation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-I-Q-U-I-D-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [likvidaˈt͡si̯oːn] (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.