# Liverpool

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɪvə(ɹ)ˌpuːl/ · frequency rank #3,437

## Definitions
1. A city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world.
2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
3. A local government area in New South Wales, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Liverpool.
4. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
5. A small village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
6. A neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana.
7. A village in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
8. A small borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.
9. A tiny city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.

## Etymology
From Old English *Liferpōl, from lifer (“thick water”, literally “liver”) + pōl (“pool”). Compare Old English lifrig (“thick, clotted”, literally “livery”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`ilverpool`, `lievrpool`, `liveprool`, `liveropol`, `liverpol`, `liverpolo`, `liverpooll`, `liverppool`, `liverrpool`, `livrepool`, `livverpool`, `lliverpool`, `lvierpool`

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