éliminatoire
French, noun/e.li.mi.na.twaʁ/
éliminatoire is spelled É-L-I-M-I-N-A-T-O-I-R-E (12 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 30,103rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Éliminatoire is a French feminine noun meaning “knockout stage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie ou épreuve qui sert à éliminer”.
What does éliminatoire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
eliminatory (tending to eliminate)
noun
- 1
feminineknockout stage
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui sert à éliminer. 2. Qualifie les épreuves préalables d'un concours, destinées à écarter des dernières épreuves les candidats trop faibles. 3. Qualifie une partie où se rencontrent les gagnants de chaque tour et qui sert à éliminer ceux qui n’y arrivent pas en tête.
noun: 1. Partie ou épreuve qui sert à éliminer
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of éliminatoire
- éliminatoires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce éliminatoire?
- /e.li.mi.na.twaʁ/
- \e.li.mi.na.twaʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is éliminatoire in French?
éliminatoire appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).