electiva

[elekˈt̪iβ̞a]

/[elekˈt̪iβ̞a]/ adj

The verdict

“electiva” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,688 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,688
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de electivo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-electiva · electiva · Spanish

electiva · rank #67,688 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,688
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH election

Nearest frequency peer: election (-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 “electiva”

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 “electiva” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for electiva
PropertyValue
Headwordelectiva
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[elekˈt̪iβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,688
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “electiva” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).electivacae 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: “election” (#67,687), “electrocutado” (#67,689), “embestir” (#67,690). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “electiva” va en #67,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

electiva is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,688 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [elekˈt̪iβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de electivo.".

No misspelling variants are generated for electiva in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is electiva, spelled E-L-E-C-T-I-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de electivo.

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 "electiva"?
"electiva" is spelled E-L-E-C-T-I-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is [elekˈt̪iβ̞a].
What does "electiva" mean?
As an adjective, "electiva" means: Forma del femenino de electivo.
How do you pronounce "electiva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "electiva" is [elekˈt̪iβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "electiva" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "electiva", 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