Elimination

[ˌeliminaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˌeliminaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Elimination“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Elimination
PropertyValue
HeadwordElimination
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌeliminaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#80,294
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Elimination“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Eliminationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „elementares“ (#80,292), „Elter“ (#80,296), „Elektroschocks“ (#80,291). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Elimination“ bei #80,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Beseitigung, Ausschaltung, Entfernen
  2. 2
    direktes Verfahren zur Lösung linearer Gleichungssysteme; rechnerische Beseitigung einer von mehreren unbekannten Größen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Infektion ist auch noch nach der Elimination des Erregers nachweisbar.
  2. Auf eine Elimination von Zwischengewinnen konnte verzichtet werden, da die Gesellschaften untereinander zu marktüblichen Bedingungen liefern und die Auswirkungen auf die Gruppenerfolgsrechnung unbedeutend sind.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Elimination"?
"Elimination" is spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌeliminaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Elimination" mean?
As a noun, "Elimination" means: Beseitigung, Ausschaltung, Entfernen
How do you pronounce "Elimination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Elimination" is [ˌeliminaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Elimination" come from?
"Elimination" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list