elimination

/ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

//ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n// noun

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"elimination" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“elimination” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,917. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,917
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.

Corpus desk

Index EN-elimination · elimination · English

elimination · rank #7,917 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,917
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH drums

Nearest frequency peer: drums (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “elimination”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “elimination” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

elimination vs examination
82% similar

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

Key facts for elimination
PropertyValue
Headwordelimination
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
Letters11
Frequency rank#7,917
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “elimination”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “drums” (#7,916), “enjoys” (#7,918), “drilling” (#7,915). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “elimination” is #7,917. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around elimination (IPA /ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,917 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for elimination, with forms such as "eilmination", "eliimnation", and "elimiantion". 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, "examination", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin ēliminātiō, from eliminate + -ion. The correct English form is elimination, spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
  2. 2
    The act of excluding a losing contestant from a match, tournament, or other competition.
  3. 3
    The act of voting off or throwing off a contestant in a reality television competition.
  4. 4
    The act of discharging or excreting waste products or foreign substances through the various emunctories.
  5. 5
    The act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities.
  6. 6
    The act of obtaining by separation, or as the result of eliminating; deduction.
  7. 7
    The act of recording amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.

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. 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; […]
  2. Everton require at least 3 goals in the second leg to avoid elimination from the FA Cup.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēliminātiō, from eliminate + -ion.

This word in other languages

eliminación(Español)élimination(Français)Elimination(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eilmination
  • eliimnation
  • elimiantion
  • eliminaiton
  • eliminasion
  • eliminatino
  • eliminationn
  • eliminatoin
  • eliminattion
  • eliminnation
  • elimintaion
  • elimmination
  • elimniation
  • ellimination
  • elmiination
  • leimination

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of elimination - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eilmination2eliimnation2elimiantion2eliminaiton2eliminasion1eliminatino2eliminationn1eliminatoin2
Edit distance from "elimination"

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 "elimination"?
"elimination" is spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/.
What does "elimination" mean?
As a noun, "elimination" means: The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
What words are commonly confused with "elimination"?
"elimination" is commonly confused with "examination". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "elimination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elimination" is /ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/. 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 "elimination"?
Borrowed from Latin ēliminātiō, from eliminate + -ion. 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 "elimination", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

reflecting16 variantssatisfying16 variantssoundtrack16 variantsnetworking16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list