# electorate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈlɛktəɹət/ · frequency rank #12,232

## Definitions
1. The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
2. The office, or area of dominion, of an Elector (“a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”); an electorship.
3. A geographical area represented by one or more elected officials; a constituency, an electoral district.

## Etymology
From elector (“person eligible to vote in an election; German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”) + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, the concrete charge of it).

## Easily confused with
- **electoral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/electoral-vs-electorate)

## Common misspellings (14)
`eelctorate`, `elcetorate`, `elecctorate`, `elecotrate`, `electoarte`, `electoraet`, `electoratte`, `electorrate`, `electortae`, `electroate`, `electtorate`, `eletcorate`, `ellectorate`, `leectorate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/electorate