election

/ɪˈlɛk.ʃən/

//ɪˈlɛk.ʃən// noun

The verdict

“election” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,687 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,687
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Elección.

Corpus desk

Index ES-election · election · Spanish

election · rank #67,687 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,687
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH electiva

Nearest frequency peer: electiva (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “election”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “election” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for election
PropertyValue
Headwordelection
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪˈlɛk.ʃən/
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,687
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “election” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.electioncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “electiva” (#67,688), “ejecutora” (#67,685), “electrocutado” (#67,689). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “election” va en #67,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

election is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,687 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪˈlɛk.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Elección.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for election in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is election, spelled E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elección.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "election"?
"election" is spelled E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈlɛk.ʃən/.
What does "election" mean?
As a noun, "election" means: Elección.
How do you pronounce "election"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "election" is /ɪˈlɛk.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list