# tactic

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtæktɪk/ · frequency rank #11,130

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”).

## Easily confused with
- **tactics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tactic-vs-tactics)
- **tactile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tactic-vs-tactile)
- **tantric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tactic-vs-tantric)
- **tactical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tactic-vs-tactical)
- **tact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tact-vs-tactic)
- **tacit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacit-vs-tactic)

## Common misspellings (9)
`atctic`, `tacctic`, `tacitc`, `tactci`, `tacticc`, `tacttic`, `tatcic`, `tcatic`, `ttactic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tactic