elections

/ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)nz/

//ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)nz// noun

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"elections" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“elections” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,198. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,198
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of election

Corpus desk

Index EN-elections · elections · English

elections · rank #2,198 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,198
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH discuss

Nearest frequency peer: discuss (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “elections”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “elections” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

elections vs electron
78% similar
elections vs erection
78% similar
elections vs electors
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for elections
PropertyValue
Headwordelections
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)nz/
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,198
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “elections”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).electionslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “discuss” (#2,197), “emotional” (#2,199), “developing” (#2,196). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “elections” is #2,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around elections (IPA /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)nz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,198 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of election".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for elections, with forms such as "eelctions", "elcetions", and "elecctions". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "electron", "erection", "electors", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is elections, spelled E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of election

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eelctions
  • elcetions
  • elecctions
  • elecitons
  • electinos
  • electionns
  • electionss
  • electiosn
  • electoins
  • electtions
  • eletcions
  • ellections
  • leections

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of elections - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eelctions2elcetions2elecctions1elecitons2electinos2electionns1electionss1electiosn2
Edit distance from "elections"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "elections"?
"elections" is spelled E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)nz/.
What does "elections" mean?
As a noun, "elections" means: plural of election
What words are commonly confused with "elections"?
"elections" is commonly confused with "electron", "erection", "electors". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "elections"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elections" is /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)nz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "elections" come from?
"elections" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "elections", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

emotional#2,199candidate#2,193interests#2,208listening#2,218

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

businesses13 variantsrelations13 variantsplatform13 variantsScotland13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list