eliminaba

[elimiˈnaβ̞a]

/[elimiˈnaβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“eliminaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,099 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,099
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de eliminar o de eliminarse.

Key facts for eliminaba
PropertyValue
Headwordeliminaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[elimiˈnaβ̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,099
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “eliminaba” sits in Spanish frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eliminaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,099 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [elimiˈnaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

eliminaba has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is eliminaba, spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de eliminar o de eliminarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de eliminar o de eliminarse.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eliminaba"?
"eliminaba" is spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [elimiˈnaβ̞a].
What does "eliminaba" mean?
As a verb, "eliminaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de eliminar o de eliminarse.
How do you pronounce "eliminaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eliminaba" is [elimiˈnaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eliminaba" come from?
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Using “eliminaba”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-L-I-M-I-N-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [elimiˈnaβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list