Technik
[ˈtɛçnɪk]
The verdict
“Technik” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,271 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,271
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit Plural:
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Technik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɛçnɪk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,271 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Technik” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Technik is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtɛçnɪk]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,271 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Technik, with forms such as "etchnik", "tcehnik", and "tecchnik". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Techno", "Techniker", "Techniken", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Technik, spelled T-E-C-H-N-I-K.
Definition
- 1mit Plural:
- 2die Beherrschung einer wiederholbaren, erlernbaren/lernbaren Fertigkeit
- 3ohne Plural:
- 4Gesamtheit aller Mittel, um die Erkenntnisse der Naturwissenschaften für den Menschen nutzbar zu machen
- 5technische Gerätschaften für die Produktion
- 6technischer Aufbau eines Geräts oder einer Maschine
- 7Gruppe von Technikern, die zusammen arbeiten
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etchnik,tcehnik,tecchnik,techhnik,techink,technikk,technki,technnik,tecnhik,tehcnik,ttechnik
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Technik - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Technik”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-E-C-H-N-I-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtɛçnɪk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Techno” - see the side-by-side comparison. Technik vs Techno
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.