pyrotechnic
/ˌpaɪɹoʊˈtɛknɪk/
"pyrotechnic" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pyrotechnic” is uncommon English (frequency #61,738 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,738
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or relating to fireworks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pyrotechnic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈtɛknɪk/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #61,738 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pyrotechnic” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pyrotechnic is uncommon English at frequency #61,738 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈtɛknɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
pyrotechnic has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin pyrotechnica, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “skillful, workmanlike”). Analyzable as pyro- + technic. The correct English form is pyrotechnic, spelled P-Y-R-O-T-E-C-H-N-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or relating to fireworks.
- 2Of or relating to the use of fire in chemistry or metallurgy.
- 3Resembling fireworks.
Etymology
From Latin pyrotechnica, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “skillful, workmanlike”). Analyzable as pyro- + technic.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “pyrotechnic”
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- The one correct English spelling is P-Y-R-O-T-E-C-H-N-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.