hi-tech
/haɪ tɛk/noun, adjective
hi-tech is spelled H-I-T-E-C-H: 6 letters. As a noun, hi-tech means “Clipping of high technology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hi-tech?
| Letters | 6: H-I-T-E-C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce hi-tech?
- /haɪ tɛk/
- [haɪ̯ tʰɛk]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Notnullptr-hi-tech.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with hi-tech
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: high-tech.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of hi-tech
- high-tech
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hi-tech mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Clipping of high technology.
adjective
- 1
informalOf, or using high technology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hi-tech in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of highly advanced technology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | de ponta |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hi-tech come from?
From hi (adjective) + tech.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).