eliminieren

[elimiˈniːʁən]

/[elimiˈniːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“eliminieren” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,376. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,376
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Vorhandenes entfernen

Corpus desk

Index DE-eliminieren · eliminieren · German

eliminieren · rank #26,376 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,376
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH elementare

Nearest frequency peer: elementare (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „eliminieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „eliminieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

eliminieren vs eliminiert
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for eliminieren
PropertyValue
Headwordeliminieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[elimiˈniːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#26,376
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „eliminieren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).eliminierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „elementare“ (#26,375), „eliminiert“ (#26,377), „Einzelhändler“ (#26,374). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eliminieren“ bei #26,376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around eliminieren (IPA [elimiˈniːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,376 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas Vorhandenes entfernen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for eliminieren, with forms such as "eilminieren", "eliimnieren", and "elimiineren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "eliminiert", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 eliminieren, spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Vorhandenes entfernen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir müssen versuchen, die Fehlerquellen zu eliminieren.
  2. „Es war die Evolutionstheorie, die all diese religiösen Mystifikationen zu eliminieren begonnen hatte.“

This word in other languages

eliminate(English)eliminar(Español)éliminer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eilminieren
  • eliimnieren
  • elimiineren
  • elimineiren
  • eliminieern
  • eliminierenn
  • eliminierne
  • eliminierren
  • eliminireen
  • eliminnieren
  • elimminieren
  • elimniieren
  • elliminieren
  • elmiinieren
  • leiminieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eliminieren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eilminieren2eliimnieren2elimiineren2elimineiren2eliminieern2eliminierenn1eliminierne2eliminierren1
Edit distance from "eliminieren"

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 "eliminieren"?
"eliminieren" is spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [elimiˈniːʁən].
What does "eliminieren" mean?
As a verb, "eliminieren" means: etwas Vorhandenes entfernen
What words are commonly confused with "eliminieren"?
"eliminieren" is commonly confused with "eliminiert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eliminieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eliminieren" is [elimiˈniːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eliminieren" come from?
"eliminieren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

einbrechen15 variantsErwägungen15 variantscompliance15 variantsexotischen15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list