liez

\lje\

/\lje\/ verb

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The verdict

“liez” is uncommon French (frequency #68,423 among 128,088 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,423
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lier.

Key facts for liez
PropertyValue
Headwordliez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\lje\
Letters4
Frequency rank#68,423
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “liez” sits in French 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). liez lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

liez is uncommon French at frequency #68,423 among 128,088 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \lje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for liez in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is liez, spelled L-I-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lier.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif de lier.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "liez"?
"liez" is spelled L-I-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \lje\.
What does "liez" mean?
As a verb, "liez" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lier.
How do you pronounce "liez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "liez" is \lje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "liez" come from?
"liez" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “liez”

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

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

Other uncommon French 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