reelection

noun

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"reelection" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reelection” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,185. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,185
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Act of electing to office one previously elected to and serving in office.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reelection · reelection · English

reelection · rank #19,185 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,185
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH redundancy

Nearest frequency peer: redundancy (-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 “reelection”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “reelection” 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).

reelection vs rejection
80% similar
reelection vs resection
80% similar
reelection vs reflection
90% similar

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

Key facts for reelection
PropertyValue
Headwordreelection
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#19,185
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “reelection”

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).reelectionlands 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 “redundancy” (#19,184), “reindeer” (#19,186), “receptive” (#19,183). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reelection” is #19,185. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around reelection, anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,185 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for reelection, with forms such as "erelection", "reeelction", and "reelcetion". 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, "rejection", "resection", "reflection", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + election. The correct English form is reelection, spelled R-E-E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Act of electing to office one previously elected to and serving in office.
  2. 2
    The fact of being reelected.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In November 2024, Kiley won reelection in the district where Folsom is located by about 11 points, though Trumps' victory was closer to 3 points, according to data compiled by analyst Drew Savicki and cited by the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.

Etymology

From re- + election.

This word in other languages

reelección(Español)réélection(Français)Wiederwahl(Deutsch)reeleição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erelection
  • reeelction
  • reelcetion
  • reelecction
  • reeleciton
  • reelecsion
  • reelectino
  • reelectionn
  • reelectoin
  • reelecttion
  • reeletcion
  • reellection
  • relection
  • releection
  • rreelection

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erelection2reeelction2reelcetion2reelecction1reeleciton2reelecsion1reelectino2reelectionn1
Edit distance from "reelection"

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 "reelection"?
"reelection" is spelled R-E-E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N.
What does "reelection" mean?
As a noun, "reelection" means: Act of electing to office one previously elected to and serving in office.
What words are commonly confused with "reelection"?
"reelection" is commonly confused with "rejection", "resection", "reflection". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "reelection"?
From re- + election. 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 "reelection", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

redundancy#19,184rendezvous#19,189psychopath#19,179reversible#19,191

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

measurable15 variantsintestinal15 variantsapprehended15 variantsescalation15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list