Elimination
[ˌeliminaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Elimination” is uncommon German (frequency #80,294 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,294
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beseitigung, Ausschaltung, Entfernen
Corpus desk
Index DE-elimination · Elimination · German
Elimination · rank #80,294 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,294
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH elementares
Nearest frequency peer: elementares (-2 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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Elimination“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Elektrochem…
Elektrochemie
19,711 corpus weight
- Elektroscho…
Elektroschocks
19,710 corpus weight
- elementares
elementares
19,709 corpus weight
- Elimination
Elimination
19,707 corpus weight
- Elter
Elter
19,705 corpus weight
- emanzipator…
emanzipatorischen
19,704 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Elimination“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Elimination |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌeliminaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #80,294 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Elimination“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Elimination is uncommon German at frequency #80,294 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌeliminaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Elimination in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Elimination, spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Beseitigung, Ausschaltung, Entfernen
- 2direktes Verfahren zur Lösung linearer Gleichungssysteme; rechnerische Beseitigung einer von mehreren unbekannten Größen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Elimination appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Infektion ist auch noch nach der Elimination des Erregers nachweisbar.
Auf eine Elimination von Zwischengewinnen konnte verzichtet werden, da die Gesellschaften untereinander zu marktüblichen Bedingungen liefern und die Auswirkungen auf die Gruppenerfolgsrechnung unbedeutend sind.
This word in other languages
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).