Which to use
“élimine” is a verb and “éliminée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,888
- “élimine” frequency rank
- #16,280
- “éliminée” frequency rank
- 29168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élimine | éliminée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éliminer. | Féminin singulier de éliminé. |
Where the eye mixes élimine and éliminée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: élimine vs éliminée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: élimine is \e.li.min\ while éliminée is \e.li.mi.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élimine is recorded at frequency rank #12,888, classified as averb, pronounced \e.li.min\. éliminée is at rank #16,280, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.li.mi.ne\.
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 29168, this pair ranks #318,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of élimine vs éliminée
Shared letters: eilmné. Private to "élimine": -. Private to "éliminée": -.
"élimine" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "éliminée" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "élimine" for "éliminée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "élimine" or "éliminée" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "élimine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éliminée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "élimine" and "éliminée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éliminée vs éliminent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #318,345 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.