Liquidator
[likviˈdaːtoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Liquidator” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die ein Unternehmen (oder auch andere wirtschaftliche Einheiten, zum Beispiel einen Fond) auflöst
Corpus desk
Index DE-liquidator · Liquidator · German
Liquidator · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | Liquidator |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [likviˈdaːtoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Liquidator“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Liquidator is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [likviˈdaːtoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Liquidator doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Liquidator, spelled L-I-Q-U-I-D-A-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die ein Unternehmen (oder auch andere wirtschaftliche Einheiten, zum Beispiel einen Fond) auflöst
- 2Person, die jemanden auftragsgemäß töten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Liquidator appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der neubestallte Liquidator hat eine Bilanzsumme von 220 Millionen Mark abzuwickeln, den Rest des einstmals größten deutschen Industrie-Unternehmens: […].“
„Kommunismus und Nationalsozialismus, sind sie nicht Zwillinge? Roter und brauner Terror, sind sie nicht vom selben Schlag? Stalin und Hitler, hat nicht einer vom anderen gelernt - der Liquidator Bucharins zum Beispiel vom Liquidator Röhms?“
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.