liger

/ˈlaɪɡɚ/

//ˈlaɪɡɚ// noun

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"liger" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“liger” is uncommon English (frequency #72,492 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,492
frequency rank, English
16,425
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.

Key facts for liger
PropertyValue
Headwordliger
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlaɪɡɚ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,492
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “liger” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). liger lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

liger is uncommon English at frequency #72,492 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlaɪɡɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.".

liger has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of lion + tiger The correct English form is liger, spelled L-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.

Etymology

Blend of lion + tiger

This word in other languages

ligre(Español)ligre(Français)Liger(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "liger"?
"liger" is spelled L-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlaɪɡɚ/.
What does "liger" mean?
As a noun, "liger" means: An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
How do you pronounce "liger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "liger" is /ˈlaɪɡɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "liger"?
Blend of lion + tiger See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “liger”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is L-I-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈlaɪɡɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list