electioneering
/ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə.ɹɪŋ/
"electioneering" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“electioneering” is uncommon English (frequency #62,864 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,864
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | electioneering |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə.ɹɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #62,864 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “electioneering” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
electioneering is uncommon English at frequency #62,864 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə.ɹɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.".
No misspelling variants are generated for electioneering in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is electioneering, spelled E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N-E-E-R-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “electioneering”
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- The one correct English spelling is E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N-E-E-R-I-N-G - 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.