Which to use
“election” and “élections” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,852
- “election” frequency rank
- #1,016
- “élections” frequency rank
- 24868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | election | élections |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Élection. | Pluriel de élection. |
Where the eye mixes election and élections
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between election and élections
A purely visual mix-up. election (\ɪˈlɛk.ʃən\) and élections (\e.lɛk.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
election is recorded at frequency rank #23,852, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɪˈlɛk.ʃən\. élections is at rank #1,016, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.lɛk.sjɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 24868, this pair ranks #344,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of election vs élections
Shared letters: ceilnot. Private to "election": -. Private to "élections": sé.
"election" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "élections" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- election ← eelction · elcetion · elecction · eleciton · electino · electionn · electoin · electtion
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "election" and "élections" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "election" or "élections"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "election" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "élections" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "election" and "élections" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "election vs élective". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #344,110 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.