cross-vote
"cross-vote" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cross-vote” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cross-vote |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cross-vote” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cross-vote is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cross-vote, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cross- + vote. The correct English form is cross-vote, spelled C-R-O-S-S---V-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1To vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.
Etymology
From cross- + vote.
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.
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Using “cross-vote”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-R-O-S-S---V-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.