liquidieren
[likviˈdiːʁən]
The verdict
“liquidieren” is uncommon German (frequency #61,713 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,713
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Unternehmen (oder auch andere wirtschaftliche Einheiten, zum Beispiel einen Fonds) auflösen
Corpus desk
Index DE-liquidieren · liquidieren · German
liquidieren · rank #61,713 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,713
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Linguisten
Nearest frequency peer: Linguisten (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „liquidieren“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Lichtbild
Lichtbild
38,293 corpus weight
- Liebender
Liebender
38,292 corpus weight
- Liebherr
Liebherr
38,291 corpus weight
- Linguisten
Linguisten
38,289 corpus weight
- liquidieren
liquidieren
38,288 corpus weight
- lunar
lunar
38,284 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „liquidieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | liquidieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [likviˈdiːʁən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #61,713 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „liquidieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
liquidieren is uncommon German at frequency #61,713 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [likviˈdiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for liquidieren, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is liquidieren, spelled L-I-Q-U-I-D-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Unternehmen (oder auch andere wirtschaftliche Einheiten, zum Beispiel einen Fonds) auflösen
- 2jemanden auftragsgemäß töten
- 3einen Betrag in Rechnung stellen, den man für erbrachte Leistung als Zahlung erwartet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how liquidieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Firma wurde Anfang des Jahres liquidiert.
„Fällt der Kurs und liquidieren wir unsere Position für $ 41, haben wir weder Verluste noch Gewinne aus dem Trade.“
Antonyms
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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