absolute majority
/ˈæb.səˌlut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/
"absolute-majority" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“absolute majority” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.
Corpus desk
Index EN-absolute-majority · absolute majority · English
absolute majority · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | absolute majority |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæb.səˌlut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “absolute majority” in English
Rare enough to double-check
absolute majority is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæb.səˌlut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.".
absolute majority has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is absolute majority, spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E- -M-A-J-O-R-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1A true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how absolute majority appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The idea of an absolute majority is somewhat ambiguous, sometimes simply meaning a majority of the vote total and sometimes a majority of all eligible voters.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.