Which to use
“eliminado” and “eliminan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,300
- “eliminado” frequency rank
- #18,808
- “eliminan” frequency rank
- 26108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eliminado | eliminan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de eliminar o de eliminarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de eliminar o de eliminarse. |
Where the eye mixes eliminado and eliminan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. eliminado runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against eliminan's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between eliminado and eliminan
A purely visual mix-up. eliminado ([elimiˈnað̞o]) and eliminan ([eliˈminãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eliminado is recorded at frequency rank #7,300, classified as averb, pronounced [elimiˈnað̞o]. eliminan is at rank #18,808, tagged as averb, pronounced [eliˈminãn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26108, this pair ranks #233,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eliminado vs eliminan
Shared letters: aeilmn. Private to "eliminado": do. Private to "eliminan": -.
"eliminado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "eliminan" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "eliminado" and "eliminan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "eliminado" or "eliminan"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "eliminado" and "eliminan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eliminado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eliminan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eliminado" and "eliminan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eliminan vs examinan". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #233,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.