elimination

\ɪˌlɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən\

/\ɪˌlɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən\/ noun

The verdict

“elimination” is uncommon French (frequency #60,749 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,749
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élimination, abrogation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-elimination · elimination · French

elimination · rank #60,749 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,749
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ellington

Nearest frequency peer: Ellington (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « elimination »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « elimination » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for elimination
PropertyValue
Headwordelimination
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɪˌlɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən\
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,749
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « elimination » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).eliminationtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Ellington » (#60,750), « emmerdant » (#60,751), « encastrer » (#60,752). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « elimination » est au #60,749. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

elimination is uncommon French at frequency #60,749 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɪˌlɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Élimination, abrogation.".

Zero misspellings are on record for elimination in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is elimination, spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élimination, abrogation.

Synonyms

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "elimination"?
"elimination" is spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɪˌlɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən\.
What does "elimination" mean?
As a noun, "elimination" means: Élimination, abrogation.
How do you pronounce "elimination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elimination" is \ɪˌlɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "elimination" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list