technology

/[tekˈnɒlədʒi]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,182

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

technology is aGermannoun. It means: die praktische Anwendung wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse, besonders in der Industrie Pronounced [tekˈnɒlədʒi]. Often confused with Technologie.

Key facts for technology
PropertyValue
Headwordtechnology
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tekˈnɒlədʒi]
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,182
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of technology in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for technology is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tekˈnɒlədʒi]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,182 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die praktische Anwendung wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse, besonders in der Industrie".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for technology, with forms such as "etchnology", "tcehnology", and "tecchnology". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Technologie", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is technology, spelled T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die praktische Anwendung wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse, besonders in der Industrie

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etchnology,tcehnology,tecchnology,techhnology,technloogy,technnology,technolgoy,technollogy,technologgy,technologyy,technoloyg,technoolgy,techonlogy,tecnhology,tehcnology,ttechnology

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for technology

Misspelling Variants of "technology"

etchnology10tcehnology10tecchnology11techhnology11technloogy10technnology11technolgoy10technollogy11
Misspelling Variants of "technology"

Frequency rank: #12,182 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "technology"?
"technology" is spelled T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [tekˈnɒlədʒi].
What does "technology" mean?
As a noun, "technology" means: die praktische Anwendung wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse, besonders in der Industrie
What words are commonly confused with "technology"?
"technology" is commonly confused with "Technologie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "technology"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "technology" is [tekˈnɒlədʒi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "technology" come from?
"technology" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.