liaise
/liːˈeɪz/
"liaise" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“liaise” is uncommon English (frequency #52,455 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,455
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To establish a liaison.
Corpus desk
Index EN-liaise · liaise · English
liaise · rank #52,455 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,455
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Liaoning
Nearest frequency peer: Liaoning (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “liaise”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- legwork
legwork
47,550 corpus weight
- leng
leng
47,549 corpus weight
- liaise
liaise
47,546 corpus weight
- Liaoning
Liaoning
47,545 corpus weight
- libertine
libertine
47,544 corpus weight
- lich
lich
47,542 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “liaise” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | liaise |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /liːˈeɪz/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,455 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “liaise” in English
Rare enough to double-check
liaise is uncommon English at frequency #52,455 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /liːˈeɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for liaise in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Back-formation from liaison, itself from French liaison (“binding”). The correct English form is liaise, spelled L-I-A-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1To establish a liaison.
- 2To act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
- 3To cooperate, consult and discuss in order to come to a common solution.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how liaise appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As of May 12, Crossrail was liaising with contractors to enable physical work at stations to restart. This had been suspended on March 24 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Etymology
Back-formation from liaison, itself from French liaison (“binding”).
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).