liquidation

\li.ki.da.sjɔ̃\

/\li.ki.da.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“liquidation” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,082. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,082
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Règlement ou fixation de ce qui était indéterminé, en toute espèce de comptes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-liquidation · liquidation · French

liquidation · rank #11,082 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,082
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH linguistiques

Nearest frequency peer: linguistiques (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « liquidation »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « liquidation » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for liquidation
PropertyValue
Headwordliquidation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.ki.da.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#11,082
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « liquidation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).liquidationse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « linguistiques » (#11,081), « Léonard » (#11,083), « Linda » (#11,080). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « liquidation » est au #11,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around liquidation (IPA \li.ki.da.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,082 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Règlement ou fixation de ce qui était indéterminé, en toute espèce de comptes.
  2. 2
    Vente à bas prix, à rabais, en vue d’un écoulement rapide de marchandises, de l’inventaire.
  3. 3
    Élimination, action de mettre fin à quelque chose, à la vie de quelqu'un.
  4. 4
    Opération relative au paiement des dettes et au partage entre les associés de l’actif restant d’une société, lorsque la société cesse son activité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how liquidation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Parfois la liquidation des comptes frisait les moyens violents. C’était toujours un démêlé fort prolixe et souvent pénible, mais à notre époque de progrès on ne gagne pas sa vie sans batailler.
  2. Les créanciers de feu Saliba Michel, Grand-Goàve, connu jusqu’à cette date, ayant décidé la liquidation de ses affaires, d’accord avec Mme Vve Saliba Michel, prient tout autre créancier qui pouvait être intéressé de se faire inscrire chez la sous-dite maison en présentant un document prouvant la dette de Saliba Michel.

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.

ilquidation2liqiudation2liqquidation1liqudiation2liquiadtion2liquidaiton2liquidatino2liquidationn1
Edit distance from "liquidation"

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 "liquidation"?
"liquidation" is spelled L-I-Q-U-I-D-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \li.ki.da.sjɔ̃\.
What does "liquidation" mean?
As a noun, "liquidation" means: Règlement ou fixation de ce qui était indéterminé, en toute espèce de comptes.
What are common misspellings of "liquidation"?
Common misspellings include "ilquidation", "liqiudation", "liqquidation", "liqudiation", "liquiadtion". The correct spelling is "liquidation".
How do you pronounce "liquidation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "liquidation" is \li.ki.da.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "liquidation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "liquidation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list