liaison
/liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/
"liaison" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“liaison” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,378
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.
Corpus desk
Index EN-liaison · liaison · English
liaison · rank #13,378 · 9 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #13,378
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 16,425
- PHOTO-FINISH Lexington
Nearest frequency peer: Lexington (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “liaison”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kernel
kernel
86,627 corpus weight
- larvae
larvae
86,625 corpus weight
- Lexington
Lexington
86,624 corpus weight
- liaison
liaison
86,623 corpus weight
- lima
lima
86,622 corpus weight
- memoirs
memoirs
86,620 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “liaison” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | liaison |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,378 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “liaison” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around liaison (IPA /liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,378 among 16,425 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for liaison, with forms such as "ilaison", "laiison", and "liaiosn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Lawson", "Larson", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French liaison (“binding”), from Latin ligātiō (stem ligātiōn-; whence the English doublet ligation), derived from ligō (“I bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”). The correct English form is liaison, spelled L-I-A-I-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.
- 2Communication between two parties or groups.
- 3Cooperation, working together.
- 4A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war.
- 5Any person who relays information between two groups or organizations.
- 6A tryst; a romantic meeting.
- 7An illicit sexual relationship or affair.
- 8Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.
- 9Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how liaison appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…]prepare a liaison, or four or five yolks of eggs and some cream […]
As a community liaison, I work to make sure the general public knows about our organization's work.
Etymology
Borrowed from French liaison (“binding”), from Latin ligātiō (stem ligātiōn-; whence the English doublet ligation), derived from ligō (“I bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilaison
- laiison
- liaiosn
- liaisno
- liaisonn
- liaisson
- liasion
- liiason
- lliaison
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of liaison - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "liaison", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
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.