# liquid vs liquor

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### liquid
*noun · IPA /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ · frequency rank #3,702*
A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

### liquor
*noun · IPA /ˈlɪk.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #7,025*
A liquid, a fluid.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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