liquidieren
[likviˈdiːʁən]
The verdict
“liquidieren” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,713 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #61,713
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Unternehmen (oder auch andere wirtschaftliche Einheiten, zum Beispiel einen Fonds) auflösen
| 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) |
Where “liquidieren” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for liquidieren is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [likviˈdiːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,713 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.
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
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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Using “liquidieren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-I-Q-U-I-D-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [likviˈdiːʁən] (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.