electioneering
/ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə.ɹɪŋ/
"electioneering" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“electioneering” is uncommon English (frequency #62,864 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,864
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
Corpus desk
Index EN-electioneering · electioneering · English
electioneering · rank #62,864 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,864
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH eld
Nearest frequency peer: eld (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “electioneering”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ees
ees
37,141 corpus weight
- EIC
EIC
37,139 corpus weight
- eld
eld
37,138 corpus weight
- electioneer…
electioneering
37,137 corpus weight
- Elim
Elim
37,136 corpus weight
- Emmaus
Emmaus
37,134 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “electioneering” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “electioneering” in English
Rare enough to double-check
electioneering is uncommon English at frequency #62,864 among 2,246 “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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how electioneering appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
… his extraordinary announcement... ignored the most basic commandment of electioneering: Thou shalt not impose a new tax.
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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