liquidation
\li.ki.da.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“liquidation” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #11,082 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,082
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Règlement ou fixation de ce qui était indéterminé, en toute espèce de comptes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | liquidation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \li.ki.da.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #11,082 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “liquidation” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for liquidation is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \li.ki.da.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #11,082 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for liquidation, with forms such as "ilquidation", "liqiudation", and "liqquidation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is liquidation, spelled L-I-Q-U-I-D-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Règlement ou fixation de ce qui était indéterminé, en toute espèce de comptes.
- 2Vente à bas prix, à rabais, en vue d’un écoulement rapide de marchandises, de l’inventaire.
- 3Élimination, action de mettre fin à quelque chose, à la vie de quelqu'un.
- 4Opération relative au paiement des dettes et au partage entre les associés de l’actif restant d’une société, lorsque la société cesse son activité.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilquidation,liqiudation,liqquidation,liqudiation,liquiadtion,liquidaiton,liquidatino,liquidationn,liquidatoin,liquidattion,liquiddation,liquidtaion,liuqidation,lliquidation,lqiuidation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of liquidation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “liquidation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-I-Q-U-I-D-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \li.ki.da.sjɔ̃\ (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
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.