éliminer

\e.li.mi.ne\

/\e.li.mi.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“éliminer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,541
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre dehors ; écarter ; ôter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eliminer · éliminer · French

éliminer · rank #4,541 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,541
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH écologique

Nearest frequency peer: écologique (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « éliminer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

éliminer vs examiner
63% similar
éliminer vs élimine
88% similar
éliminer vs éliminée
75% similar

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

Key facts for éliminer
PropertyValue
Headwordéliminer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.li.mi.ne\
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,541
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « éliminer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).éliminerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « écologique » (#4,540), « épaule » (#4,542), « vols » (#4,539). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « éliminer » est au #4,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around éliminer (IPA \e.li.mi.ne\), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,541 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for éliminer, with forms such as "eliminer", "léiminer", and "éilminer". 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, "examiner", "élimine", "éliminée", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is éliminer, spelled É-L-I-M-I-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre dehors ; écarter ; ôter.
  2. 2
    Expulser les déchets, en parlant du travail de l’organisme.
  3. 3
    Retrancher, ôter de.
  4. 4
    assassiner.
  5. 5
    Se dit d’une variable dans un système d'inconnues, dont on souhaite effectuer l’élimination.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how éliminer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Par ailleurs des pièges sélectifs sont nécessaires afin d’éliminer les interférents tels que les hydrocarbures ou différents composés soufrés (H2S, mercaptans et sulfures organiques).
  2. Les raisins vendangés vont d'abord subir l’égrappage (ou éraflage) qui consiste à égrener les grappes, de façon aujourd'hui mécanique, afin d’éliminer la rafle qui contient des tannins astringents et râpeux souvent indésirables.

Synonyms

excréterévacuer

This word in other languages

eliminate(English)eliminar(Español)abbauen(Deutsch)eliminar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eliminer
  • léiminer
  • éilminer
  • éliimner
  • élimienr
  • éliminerr
  • éliminner
  • éliminre
  • élimminer
  • élimnier
  • élliminer
  • élmiiner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eliminer1léiminer2éilminer2éliimner2élimienr2éliminerr1éliminner1éliminre2
Edit distance from "éliminer"

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 "éliminer"?
"éliminer" is spelled É-L-I-M-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.li.mi.ne\.
What does "éliminer" mean?
As a verb, "éliminer" means: Mettre dehors ; écarter ; ôter.
What words are commonly confused with "éliminer"?
"éliminer" is commonly confused with "examiner", "élimine", "éliminée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "éliminer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éliminer" is \e.li.mi.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éliminer" come from?
"éliminer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trouvera#4,534bancaire#4,550Bertrand#4,551Stéphane#4,529

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

conclure12 variantsconserve12 variantsdémission12 variantsinformer12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list