eliminar

/i.li.mi.ˈnaɾ/

//i.li.mi.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“eliminar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,388. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,388
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - suprimir, fazer sair, excluir

Corpus desk

Index PT-eliminar · eliminar · Portuguese

eliminar · rank #3,388 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,388
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH diálogo

Nearest frequency peer: diálogo (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “eliminar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “eliminar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

eliminar vs examinar
75% similar
eliminar vs eliminado
78% similar

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

Key facts for eliminar
PropertyValue
Headwordeliminar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/i.li.mi.ˈnaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,388
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “eliminar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).eliminarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “diálogo” (#3,387), “elite” (#3,389), “diversidade” (#3,386). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “eliminar” fica em #3,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around eliminar (IPA /i.li.mi.ˈnaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,388 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for eliminar, with forms such as "eilminar", "eliimnar", and "elimianr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "examinar", "eliminado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is eliminar, spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    suprimir, fazer sair, excluir
  2. 2
    matar
  3. 3
    expulsar do organismo

This word in other languages

eliminate(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eilminar
  • eliimnar
  • elimianr
  • eliminarr
  • eliminnar
  • eliminra
  • elimminar
  • elimniar
  • elliminar
  • elmiinar
  • leiminar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eliminar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eilminar2eliimnar2elimianr2eliminarr1eliminnar1eliminra2elimminar1elimniar2
Edit distance from "eliminar"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eliminar"?
"eliminar" is spelled E-L-I-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /i.li.mi.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "eliminar" mean?
As a verb, "eliminar" means: suprimir, fazer sair, excluir
What words are commonly confused with "eliminar"?
"eliminar" is commonly confused with "examinar", "eliminado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eliminar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eliminar" is /i.li.mi.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eliminar" come from?
"eliminar" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

destruir#3,384carregar#3,379gravação#3,404animação#3,370

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

pacífico11 variantsdedicado11 variantscarteira11 variantsgraduação11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list