electo
Spanish, adjective/eˈleɡto/
electo is spelled E-L-E-C-T-O (6 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,704th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Electo is a Spanish adjective meaning “-elect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of elegir. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se dice de la persona elegida para algún cargo antes de ser confirmado en él”.
What does electo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
-elect
verb
- 1
past participle of elegir
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dice de la persona elegida para algún cargo antes de ser confirmado en él.
noun: 1. En los motines de tropas españolas, se llamó antiguamente así el nombrado por cabeza de ellos.
verb: 1. Participio irregular de elegir.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of electo
- electa feminine
- electos masculine plural
- electas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce electo?
- /eˈleɡto/
- [eˈleɣ̞.t̪o]
- [eˈlekt̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to electo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is electo in Spanish?
electo appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).