electability
noun
electability is spelled E-L-E-C-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, electability means “The capability of a candidate to be elected” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of electability is electabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in electability?
| Letters | 12: E-L-E-C-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is electability?
Electability appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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).
How do you pronounce electability?
Electability has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of electability
- electabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does electability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The capability of a candidate to be elected.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Electability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capability to be elected:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Wählbarkeit |
| Spanish | elegibilidad, esleibilidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does electability come from?
From elect + -ability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).