élimine

Name: élimine, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\e.li.min\

/\e.li.min\/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“élimine” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,888
frequency rank, French: 1,805
“É” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éliminer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-elimine · élimine · French

élimine · rank #12,888 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

FREQ-MID #12,888
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 1,805
PHOTO-FINISH zombies

Nearest frequency peer: zombies (-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.

votée

87,116
zinc

87,115
zombies

87,114
élimine

87,113
éloignée

87,112
élémentaires

87,111

What this shows « élimine » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

élimine vs examine

57% similar

élimine vs éliminer

88% similar

élimine vs éliminée

88% similar

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

Key facts for élimine
Property	Value
Headword	élimine
Language	French
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	\e.li.min\
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#12,888
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « élimine »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.éliminese place ici:

#12,888

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « zombies » (#12,887), « éloignée » (#12,889), « zinc » (#12,886). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « élimine » est au #12,888. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around élimine (IPA \e.li.min\), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,888 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for élimine, with forms such as "elimine", "léimine", and "éilmine". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "examine", "éliminer", "éliminée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is élimine, spelled É-L-I-M-I-N-E.

Definition

1
Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éliminer.
2
Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éliminer.
3
Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de éliminer.
4
Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de éliminer.
5
Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de éliminer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

elimine
léimine
éilmine
éliimne
élimien
éliminne
élimmine
élimnie
éllimine
élmiine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of élimine - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "élimine"

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 "élimine"?

"élimine" is spelled É-L-I-M-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.li.min\.

What does "élimine" mean?

As a verb, "élimine" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éliminer.

What words are commonly confused with "élimine"?

"élimine" is commonly confused with "examine", "éliminer", "éliminée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "élimine"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "élimine" is \e.li.min\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "élimine" come from?

"élimine" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

zombies#12,887 Achille#12,895 agirait#12,897 torrent#12,878

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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