elimine

[eliˈmine]

/[eliˈmine]/ verb

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The verdict

“elimine” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,037. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,037
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de eliminar o de eliminarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-elimine · elimine · Spanish

elimine · rank #23,037 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,037
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH elfos

Nearest frequency peer: elfos (-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 “elimine”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “elimine” 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).

elimine vs eliminó
86% similar
elimine vs examine
71% similar
elimine vs eliminen
88% similar

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

Key facts for elimine
PropertyValue
Headwordelimine
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eliˈmine]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,037
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “elimine”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).eliminecae 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 “elfos” (#23,036), “emitieron” (#23,038), “eclesiásticos” (#23,035). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “elimine” va en #23,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around elimine (IPA [eliˈmine]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,037 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for elimine, with forms such as "eilmine", "eliimne", and "elimien". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "eliminó", "examine", "eliminen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is elimine, spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de eliminar o de eliminarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de eliminar o de eliminarse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de eliminar o del imperativo negativo de eliminarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eilmine
  • eliimne
  • elimien
  • eliminne
  • elimmine
  • elimnie
  • ellimine
  • elmiine
  • leimine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eilmine2eliimne2elimien2eliminne1elimmine1elimnie2ellimine1elmiine2
Edit distance from "elimine"

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 "elimine"?
"elimine" is spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [eliˈmine].
What does "elimine" mean?
As a verb, "elimine" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de eliminar o de eliminarse.
What words are commonly confused with "elimine"?
"elimine" is commonly confused with "eliminó", "examine", "eliminen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "elimine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elimine" is [eliˈmine]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "elimine" come from?
"elimine" 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 "elimine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

duraron#23,034diestro#23,030diestra#23,029desleal#23,024

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

euskera9 variantsGamboa9 variantsidiotez9 variantsinnovar9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list