preelection
noun, adjective
preelection is spelled P-R-E-E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, preelection means “An election beforehand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of preelection is preelections or preëlections.
How many letters and syllables are in preelection?
| Letters | 11: P-R-E-E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is preelection?
Preelection appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce preelection?
Preelection has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of preelection
- preelections plural
- pre-election
- preëlections plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does preelection mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An election beforehand.
adjective
- 1
Before an election.
preelection blues
noun
- 1
Dated spelling of preelection.
adjective
- 1
Dated spelling of preelection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does preelection come from?
From pre- + election.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).