tactic
/ˈtæktɪk/noun, adjective
tactic is spelled T-A-C-T-I-C: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tactic means “A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tactic is tactics.
How many letters and syllables are in tactic?
| Letters | 6: T-A-C-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tactic?
Tactic appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tactic?
- /ˈtæktɪk/
Tactic has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-tactic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tactic
- tactics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tactic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- 2
A maneuver used against an enemy.
- 3
A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.
adjective
- 1
datedTactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.
- 2
Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate tactic?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of tactic: tact.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tactic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense action to achieve some end:
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.