# liaison

> English word · Noun · IPA /liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/ · frequency rank #13,378

## Definitions
1. A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.
2. Communication between two parties or groups.
3. Cooperation, working together.
4. A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war.
5. Any person who relays information between two groups or organizations.
6. A tryst; a romantic meeting.
7. An illicit sexual relationship or affair.
8. Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.
9. Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **Lawson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lawson-vs-liaison)
- **Larson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larson-vs-liaison)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ilaison`, `laiison`, `liaiosn`, `liaisno`, `liaisonn`, `liaisson`, `liasion`, `liiason`, `lliaison`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/liaison