elector

/ɪˈlɛktə/

//ɪˈlɛktə// noun

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"elector" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“elector” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,407. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,407
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.

Corpus desk

Index EN-elector · elector · English

elector · rank #30,407 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,407
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Edwardian

Nearest frequency peer: Edwardian (-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 “elector”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “elector” 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).

elector vs Electra
57% similar
elector vs elevator
75% similar
elector vs electron
75% similar

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

Key facts for elector
PropertyValue
Headwordelector
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪˈlɛktə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,407
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “elector”

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).electorlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Edwardian” (#30,406), “eloquently” (#30,408), “Ebert” (#30,405). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “elector” is #30,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around elector (IPA /ɪˈlɛktə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,407 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for elector, with forms such as "eelctor", "elcetor", and "elecctor". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Electra", "elevator", "electron", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English electour (“one with a right to vote in electing some office, elector”), borrowed from Late Latin ēlēctor (“chooser, selector; voter, elector”), from Latin ēligere (“to elect”) + -tor (suffix forming masculine agent nouns), equivalent to … The correct English form is elector, spelled E-L-E-C-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.
  2. 2
    A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.
  3. 3
    A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.
  4. 4
    A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how elector appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Where the qualifications of the electors are the ſame, whether they have to chooſe a ſmall or a large number their votes will fall upon thoſe in whom they have the moſt confidence; whether thoſe happen to be men of large fortunes or of moderate property or of no property at all.
  2. The conſtitution of France ſays, that every man who pays a tax of ſixty ſous per annum, (2s. and 6d. Engliſh), is an elector.— [...] Can any thing be more limited, and at the ſame time more capricious, than what the qualifications of electors are in England? [...] Capricious—becauſe the loweſt character that can be ſuppoſed to exiſt, and who has not ſo mu…

Etymology

From Middle English electour (“one with a right to vote in electing some office, elector”), borrowed from Late Latin ēlēctor (“chooser, selector; voter, elector”), from Latin ēligere (“to elect”) + -tor (suffix forming masculine agent nouns), equivalent to elect + -or. Ēligere is the present active infinitive of ēligō (“to extract, pluck or root out; (figurative) to choose, elect, pick out”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘away; out’)) + legō (“to appoint, choose, select”) (from Proto-Italic *legō (“to gather, collect”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”)).

This word in other languages

elector(Español)votant(Français)Urnengänger(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eelctor
  • elcetor
  • elecctor
  • elecotr
  • electorr
  • electro
  • electtor
  • eletcor
  • ellector
  • leector

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of elector - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eelctor2elcetor2elecctor1elecotr2electorr1electro2electtor1eletcor2
Edit distance from "elector"

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 "elector"?
"elector" is spelled E-L-E-C-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈlɛktə/.
What does "elector" mean?
As a noun, "elector" means: A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.
What words are commonly confused with "elector"?
"elector" is commonly confused with "Electra", "elevator", "electron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "elector"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elector" is /ɪˈlɛktə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "elector"?
From Middle English electour (“one with a right to vote in electing some office, elector”), borrowed from Late Latin ēlēctor (“chooser, selector; voter, elector”), from Latin ēligere (“to elect”) + -tor (suffix forming masculine agent nouns), equi... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list