liaison
French, noun/ljɛ.zɔ̃/
liaison is spelled L-I-A-I-S-O-N (7 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written French, the 3,674th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Liaison is a French feminine noun meaning “link, bond” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Union ou jonction de plusieurs corps ensemble”.
What does liaison mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelink, bond
- 2
femininefriendship
- 3
feminineliaison (romantic encounter)
- 4
feminineliaison (communication)
- 5
feminineliaison (phonological phenomenon)
- 6
femininebond
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Union ou jonction de plusieurs corps ensemble. 2. Amitié ; bonne entente. 3. Relation amoureuse, surtout hors du mariage. 4. Communication ; relation.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of liaison
- liaisons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce liaison?
- /ljɛ.zɔ̃/
- /lje.zɔ̃/
- \ljɛ.zɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to liaison
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is liaison in French?
liaison appears 21 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).