electoral

/ɪˈlɛk.tə.ɹəl/

//ɪˈlɛk.tə.ɹəl// adj

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

The verdict

“electoral” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,878. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,878
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relating to or composed of electors.

Corpus desk

Index EN-electoral · electoral · English

electoral · rank #5,878 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,878
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Easter

Nearest frequency peer: Easter (-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 “electoral”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “electoral” 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).

electoral vs Electra
67% similar
electoral vs electors
78% similar
electoral vs electorate
80% similar

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

Key facts for electoral
PropertyValue
Headwordelectoral
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪˈlɛk.tə.ɹəl/
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,878
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “electoral”

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).electorallands 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 “Easter” (#5,877), “eleven” (#5,879), “divide” (#5,876). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “electoral” is #5,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around electoral (IPA /ɪˈlɛk.tə.ɹəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,878 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for electoral, with forms such as "eelctoral", "elcetoral", and "elecctoral". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Electra", "electors", "electorate", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From elector + -al. The correct English form is electoral, spelled E-L-E-C-T-O-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relating to or composed of electors.
  2. 2
    Of, or relating to elections.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Even in Austria, a largely uneventful democracy, the far right Freedom Party has achieved startling electoral success on the strength of its ability to play up people’s suspicions and anger that "everything is rigged" and that the system is weighted to discount the popular will.

Etymology

From elector + -al.

Synonyms

electorial

This word in other languages

electoral(Español)électoral(Français)Wahl-(Deutsch)eleitoral(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eelctoral
  • elcetoral
  • elecctoral
  • elecotral
  • electoarl
  • electorall
  • electorla
  • electorral
  • electroal
  • electtoral
  • eletcoral
  • ellectoral
  • leectoral

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of electoral - 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.

eelctoral2elcetoral2elecctoral1elecotral2electoarl2electorall1electorla2electorral1
Edit distance from "electoral"

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 "electoral"?
"electoral" is spelled E-L-E-C-T-O-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈlɛk.tə.ɹəl/.
What does "electoral" mean?
As an adjective, "electoral" means: Relating to or composed of electors.
What words are commonly confused with "electoral"?
"electoral" is commonly confused with "Electra", "electors", "electorate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "electoral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "electoral" is /ɪˈlɛk.tə.ɹəl/. 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 "electoral"?
From elector + -al. 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 "electoral", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

curriculum13 variantsclimbing13 variantsblocking13 variantsRichmond13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list