Which to use
“elimine” and “eliminó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,037
- “elimine” frequency rank
- #14,830
- “eliminó” frequency rank
- 37867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elimine | eliminó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de eliminar o de eliminarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de eliminar. |
Where the eye mixes elimine and eliminó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. elimine and eliminó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses elimine with eliminó
A purely visual mix-up. elimine ([eliˈmine]) and eliminó ([elimiˈno]) 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 a single letter - e in “elimine” becomes ó in “eliminó”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elimine is recorded at frequency rank #23,037, classified as averb, pronounced [eliˈmine]. eliminó is at rank #14,830, tagged as averb, pronounced [elimiˈno].
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 37867, this pair ranks #173,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of elimine vs eliminó
Shared letters: eilmn. Private to "elimine": -. Private to "eliminó": ó.
"elimine" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "eliminó" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- elimine ← eilmine · eliimne · elimien · eliminne · elimmine · elimnie · ellimine · elmiine
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "elimine" and "eliminó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "elimine" vs "eliminó" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "elimine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eliminó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elimine" and "eliminó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elimine vs examine". 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 #173,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.