elide
/ɪˈlaɪd/
"elide" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“elide” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To leave out or omit (something).
Corpus desk
Index EN-elide · elide · English
elide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | elide |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪˈlaɪd/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “elide” in English
Rare enough to double-check
elide is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪˈlaɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for elide in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin ēlīdō (“I strike out”). The correct English form is elide, spelled E-L-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1To leave out or omit (something).
- 2To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
- 3To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how elide appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Graham Hough's apparently objective assertion that 'Ozymandias' is 'extremely clear and direct', for example, elides the question of 'to whom?'.
As Ms Shafak summarises, “the state is privileged, all-powerful and yet paradoxically safeguarded as if it were a fragile entity in need of protection.” Between it and its citizens a gulf looms; conversely, officials elide its interests with their own.
Etymology
From Latin ēlīdō (“I strike out”).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.