election threshold

noun

"election-threshold" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“election threshold” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a parliamentary seat.

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Index EN-election-threshold · election threshold · English

election threshold · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for election threshold
PropertyValue
Headwordelection threshold
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “election threshold” in English

election thresholdranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

election threshold is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a parliamentary seat.".

election threshold doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From election + threshold. The correct English form is election threshold, spelled E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N- -T-H-R-E-S-H-O-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a parliamentary seat.

Etymology

From election + threshold.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "election threshold"?
"election threshold" is spelled E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N- -T-H-R-E-S-H-O-L-D.
What does "election threshold" mean?
As a noun, "election threshold" means: A minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to receive in order to obtain a parliamentary seat.
What is the origin of the word "election threshold"?
From election + threshold. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list