Liquor

[ˈliːkvoːɐ̯]

/[ˈliːkvoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Liquor” is uncommon German (frequency #67,461 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,461
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Gehirn-Rückenmark-Flüssigkeit ( Gehirnwasser) ist klar, zellarm und zirkuliert im Hohlraumsystem des Gehirns

Corpus desk

Index DE-liquor · Liquor · German

Liquor · rank #67,461 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,461
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Linkskurve

Nearest frequency peer: Linkskurve (-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 „Liquor“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Liquor“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Liquor
PropertyValue
HeadwordLiquor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈliːkvoːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,461
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Liquor“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Liquorfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Linkskurve“ (#67,460), „lichterloh“ (#67,459), „Lhasa“ (#67,458). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Liquor“ bei #67,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Liquor is uncommon German at frequency #67,461 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈliːkvoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Liquor in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Liquor, spelled L-I-Q-U-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gehirn-Rückenmark-Flüssigkeit ( Gehirnwasser) ist klar, zellarm und zirkuliert im Hohlraumsystem des Gehirns
  2. 2
    Flüssigkeit im Herzbeutel
  3. 3
    Flüssigkeit im Tertiärfollikel, in einer weiblichen Eizelle

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Liquor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Unter dem Begriff Liquor cerebrospinalis versteht man die Gehirn- und Rückenmarksflüssigkeit.
  2. Der vom Epikard gebildet Liquor pericardii befeuchtet den Spaltraum zwischen dem viszeralen und parietalen Blatt des Herzbeutels.

Synonyms

Liquor cerebrospinalisGehirnwasserGehirn- und RückenmarksflüssigkeitLiquor pericardiiHerzbeutelwasserPerikardflüssigkeitLiquor folliculiFollikelflüssigkeit

This word in other languages

líquido cefalorraquídeo(Español)liquide céphalo-rachidien(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Liquor"?
"Liquor" is spelled L-I-Q-U-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːkvoːɐ̯].
What does "Liquor" mean?
As a noun, "Liquor" means: die Gehirn-Rückenmark-Flüssigkeit ( Gehirnwasser) ist klar, zellarm und zirkuliert im Hohlraumsystem des Gehirns
How do you pronounce "Liquor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Liquor" is [ˈliːkvoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Liquor" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Liquor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lesend#67,451Magens#67,477ladder#67,430Mensur#67,506

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list