liquid
liq·uid/ˈlɪk.wɪd/noun, adjective
liquid is spelled L-I-Q-U-I-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables (liq·uid). It appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, liquid means “A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of liquid is liquids.
How many letters and syllables are in liquid?
| Letters | 6: L-I-Q-U-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: liq·uid |
| In writing | 25 times per million words; the 3,683rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is liquid?
Liquid appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd 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 liquid?
- /ˈlɪk.wɪd/
- [ˈlɪk.wɪd]
Liquid has 2 syllables, split liq·uid in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-liquid.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of liquid
- liquids plural
- more liquid comparative
- most liquid superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does liquid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas.
- 2
Any of a class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.
adjective
- 1
Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.
liquid nitrogen
- 2
Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.
- 3
Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.
- 4
Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.
a liquid melody
- 5
Belonging to a class of consonants comprising the laterals and the rhotics, which in many languages behave similarly.
/l/ and /r/ are liquid consonants.
- 6
Fluid and transparent.
the liquid air
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate liquid?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of liquid: liq..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Liquid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | liquide |
| German | Flüssigkeit , Fließlaut, Liquida, Liquid , flüssig , disponibel |
| Portuguese | líquido |
| Spanish | líquido , líquida |
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 liquid come from?
From Middle English liquide, from Old French liquide, from Latin liquidus (“fluid, liquid, moist”), from liqueō (“to be liquid, be fluid”). Doublet of liquidus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).