eliminate

/ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/

//ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt// verb

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"eliminate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“eliminate” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,594
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.

Corpus desk

Index EN-eliminate · eliminate · English

eliminate · rank #5,594 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,594
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH elderly

Nearest frequency peer: elderly (-1 rank slots)

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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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “eliminate”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “eliminate” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eliminate
PropertyValue
Headwordeliminate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,594
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “eliminate”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).eliminatelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “elderly” (#5,593), “embarrassing” (#5,595), “earthquake” (#5,592). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “eliminate” is #5,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around eliminate (IPA /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,594 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for eliminate, with forms such as "eilminate", "eliimnate", and "elimiante". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin ēlīminātus, perfect passive participle of ēlīminō (“to turn out of doors, banish”), from ē- + līmen (“a threshold”, līmin- in compounds) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), akin to Latin līmes (… The correct English form is eliminate, spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
  2. 2
    To render (a facility) unusable, to destroy it; to disable (a soldier), make them unable to fight (typically but not necessarily by killing)
  3. 3
    To kill (a person or animal).
  4. 4
    To excrete (waste products).
  5. 5
    To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).
  6. 6
    To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The air-handling equipment humidifies, dehumidifies, and distributes the correct amount of fresh air into every zone and eliminates all smoke, dust, and odors, with electric precipitrons.
  2. The real savings of OCR come from the elimination of redundant keyboardings of the same data; from eliminating multiple verification steps; from reducing the number of documents needed to complete a transaction; […]

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēlīminātus, perfect passive participle of ēlīminō (“to turn out of doors, banish”), from ē- + līmen (“a threshold”, līmin- in compounds) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), akin to Latin līmes (“a boundary”); see also English limit and limen.

This word in other languages

eliminar(Español)éliminer(Français)eliminieren(Deutsch)eliminar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eilminate
  • eliimnate
  • elimiante
  • eliminaet
  • eliminatte
  • eliminnate
  • elimintae
  • elimminate
  • elimniate
  • elliminate
  • elmiinate
  • leiminate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eliminate - 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.

eilminate2eliimnate2elimiante2eliminaet2eliminatte1eliminnate1elimintae2elimminate1
Edit distance from "eliminate"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eliminate"?
"eliminate" is spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/.
What does "eliminate" mean?
As a verb, "eliminate" means: To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
What are common misspellings of "eliminate"?
Common misspellings include "eilminate", "eliimnate", "elimiante", "eliminaet", "eliminatte". The correct spelling is "eliminate".
How do you pronounce "eliminate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eliminate" is /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "eliminate"?
Borrowed from Latin ēlīminātus, perfect passive participle of ēlīminō (“to turn out of doors, banish”), from ē- + līmen (“a threshold”, līmin- in compounds) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), akin to Lat... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list