# elected

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈlɛktɪd/ · frequency rank #2,341

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of elect

## Easily confused with
- **erected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elected-vs-erected)
- **elector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elected-vs-elector)
- **Electra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elected-vs-electra)
- **expected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elected-vs-expected)
- **executed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elected-vs-executed)
- **elevated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elected-vs-elevated)
- **elect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elect-vs-elected)
- **elated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elated-vs-elected)
- **effected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/effected-vs-elected)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eelcted`, `elceted`, `eleccted`, `elecetd`, `electde`, `electedd`, `electted`, `eletced`, `ellected`, `leected`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/elected