byelection
noun
byelection is spelled B-Y-E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, byelection means “Alternative form of by-election” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of byelection is byelections.
How many letters and syllables are in byelection?
| Letters | 10: B-Y-E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is byelection?
Byelection appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with byelection
Also written: by-election (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of byelection
- byelections plural
- by-election
- byeelection
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does byelection mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUKAlternative form of by-election.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does byelection come from?
From by- + election.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).