eliminar

[elimiˈnaɾ]

/[elimiˈnaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“eliminar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,496. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,496
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer desaparecer algo, hacer que deje de estar o existir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-eliminar · eliminar · Spanish

eliminar · rank #2,496 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,496
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH electrónico

Nearest frequency peer: electrónico (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “eliminar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “eliminar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

eliminar vs eliminó
75% similar
eliminar vs elimine
75% similar
eliminar vs examinar
75% similar

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

Key facts for eliminar
PropertyValue
Headwordeliminar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[elimiˈnaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,496
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “eliminar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).eliminarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “electrónico” (#2,495), “Díaz” (#2,494), “especies” (#2,498). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “eliminar” va en #2,496. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around eliminar (IPA [elimiˈnaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,496 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for eliminar, with forms such as "eilminar", "eliimnar", and "elimianr". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "eliminó", "elimine", "examinar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is eliminar, spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer desaparecer algo, hacer que deje de estar o existir.
  2. 2
    Sacar a una o más personas de una lista, de una categoría, de una agrupación u otro asunto.
  3. 3
    Dejar fuera de competición a un concursante o competidor.
  4. 4
    Quitar la vida.
  5. 5
    Echar fuera de sí una sustancia de un organismo, un órgano o como producto de una reacción química.
  6. 6
    Hacer desaparecer mediante el cálculo una de las incógnitas de la ecuación.

Synonyms

apartarquitarborrardescartarexcluirderrotarvencerasesinarmatarexpelerexpulsar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eilminar
  • eliimnar
  • elimianr
  • eliminarr
  • eliminnar
  • eliminra
  • elimminar
  • elimniar
  • elliminar
  • elmiinar
  • leiminar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eliminar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eilminar2eliimnar2elimianr2eliminarr1eliminnar1eliminra2elimminar1elimniar2
Edit distance from "eliminar"

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 "eliminar"?
"eliminar" is spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [elimiˈnaɾ].
What does "eliminar" mean?
As a verb, "eliminar" means: Hacer desaparecer algo, hacer que deje de estar o existir.
What words are commonly confused with "eliminar"?
"eliminar" is commonly confused with "eliminó", "elimine", "examinar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eliminar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eliminar" is [elimiˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eliminar" come from?
"eliminar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

especies#2,498francesa#2,501asegurar#2,488apareció#2,487

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ventana11 variantsolvidar11 variantsservir11 variantsprimaria11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list