edtech
"edtech" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“edtech” is uncommon English (frequency #94,813 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,813
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Educational technology, that is, technology (usually information technology) that is focused on education.
Corpus desk
Index EN-edtech · edtech · English
edtech · rank #94,813 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,813
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,836
- PHOTO-FINISH EDR
Nearest frequency peer: EDR (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “edtech”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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5,193 corpus weight
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5,192 corpus weight
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5,191 corpus weight
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5,190 corpus weight
- EDR
EDR
5,189 corpus weight
- edtech
edtech
5,188 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “edtech” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | edtech |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #94,813 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “edtech” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
edtech is uncommon English at frequency #94,813 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for edtech, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of educational + tech. The correct English form is edtech, spelled E-D-T-E-C-H.
Definition
- 1Educational technology, that is, technology (usually information technology) that is focused on education.
- 2A company providing technology to the education sector.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how edtech appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Shares in the education sector fell sharply on Tuesday as investors bet that artificial intelligence could upend business models following a revenue warning at edtech company Chegg.
Etymology
Blend of educational + tech.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.