Which to use
“elector” and “electors” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,407
- “elector” frequency rank
- #20,621
- “electors” frequency rank
- 51028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elector | electors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter. | plural of elector |
Where the eye mixes elector and electors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses elector with electors
A purely visual mix-up. elector (/ɪˈlɛktə/) and electors (/ɪˈlɛktɚz/) 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) - “elector” sits inside “electors”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elector is recorded at frequency rank #30,407, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɪˈlɛktə/. electors is at rank #20,621, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɪˈlɛktɚz/.
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 51028, this pair ranks #169,017 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of elector vs electors
Shared letters: celort. Private to "elector": -. Private to "electors": s.
"elector" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "electors" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "elector" for "electors" ever safe?
Frequency check: "elector" vs "electors" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "elector" and "electors" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "elector" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "electors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,017 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elector" and "electors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "effector vs elector". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #169,017 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.