Which to use
“élimine” and “éliminer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,888
- “élimine” frequency rank
- #4,541
- “éliminer” frequency rank
- 17429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élimine | éliminer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éliminer. | Mettre dehors ; écarter ; ôter. |
Where the eye mixes élimine and éliminer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between élimine and éliminer
A purely visual mix-up. élimine (\e.li.min\) and éliminer (\e.li.mi.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “élimine” sits inside “éliminer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17429, 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\. éliminer is at rank #4,541, tagged as averb, 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 17429, this pair ranks #383,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of élimine vs éliminer
Shared letters: eilmné. Private to "élimine": -. Private to "éliminer": r.
"élimine" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "éliminer" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "élimine" for "éliminer" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "élimine" or "éliminer" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "élimine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éliminer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "élimine" and "éliminer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "élimine vs éliminent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #383,211 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.