Which to use
“éliminées” is an adjective and “éliminer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,525
- “éliminées” frequency rank
- #4,541
- “éliminer” frequency rank
- 38066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éliminées | éliminer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de éliminé. | Mettre dehors ; écarter ; ôter. |
Same sound, different letters: éliminées vs éliminer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Homophone desk: éliminées vs éliminer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: éliminées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éliminées is recorded at frequency rank #33,525, 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 38066, this pair ranks #257,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éliminées vs éliminer
Shared letters: eilmné. Private to "éliminées": s. Private to "éliminer": r.
"éliminées" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC · "éliminer" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "éliminées" for "éliminer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "éliminées" or "éliminer"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "éliminées" / "éliminer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "éliminées" 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 #257,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éliminées" and "éliminer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éliminées vs éliminent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #257,911 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.