Which to use
“éliminée” is an adjective and “éliminer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,280
- “éliminée” frequency rank
- #4,541
- “éliminer” frequency rank
- 20821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éliminée | éliminer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de éliminé. | Mettre dehors ; écarter ; ôter. |
Same sound, different letters: éliminée vs éliminer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. éliminée (VCVCVCVV) and éliminer (VCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - éliminée and éliminer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: éliminée and éliminer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.li.mi.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éliminée is recorded at frequency rank #16,280, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.li.mi.ne\. 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 20821, this pair ranks #366,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of éliminée vs éliminer
Shared letters: eilmné. Private to "éliminée": -. Private to "éliminer": r.
"éliminée" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV · "éliminer" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "éliminée" 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 #366,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éliminée" and "éliminer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éliminée vs éliminent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #366,326 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.