liqueur
/lɪˈkɝ/noun, verb
liqueur is spelled L-I-Q-U-E-U-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, liqueur means “A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of liqueur is liqueurs.
How many letters and syllables are in liqueur?
| Letters | 7: L-I-Q-U-E-U-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is liqueur?
Liqueur appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce liqueur?
- /lɪˈkjɔː(ɹ)/
- /lɪˈkjʊə(ɹ)/
- US /lɪˈkɝ/
Liqueur has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-liqueur.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-liqueur.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with liqueur?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as liqueur from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of liqueur
- liqueurs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- liqueuring participle, present
- liqueured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does liqueur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.
verb
- 1
to flavor or treat (wine) with a liqueur
- 2
to top up bottles of sparkling wine with a sugar solution
Every champagne has to be liqueured after its disgorgement, to replace the inevitable loss.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Liqueur in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a flavored alcoholic beverage:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does liqueur come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French liqueur. Doublet of liquor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).