techie
[ˈtɛki]
"techie" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“techie” is uncommon English (frequency #53,294 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,294
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers.
Corpus desk
Index EN-techie · techie · English
techie · rank #53,294 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,294
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH teat
Nearest frequency peer: teat (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “techie”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- taxon
taxon
46,711 corpus weight
- TBM
TBM
46,710 corpus weight
- teat
teat
46,708 corpus weight
- techie
techie
46,707 corpus weight
- teleprompter
teleprompter
46,706 corpus weight
- testa
testa
46,704 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “techie” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | techie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɛki] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,294 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “techie” in English
Rare enough to double-check
techie is uncommon English at frequency #53,294 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɛki]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for techie, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From tech + -ie, q.v. Compare techy and yuppie. The correct English form is techie, spelled T-E-C-H-I-E.
Definition
- 1One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers.
- 2A person who works on the technical side of events.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how techie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cyberflirts are also looking for men and women who are intelligent. The internet is a techie magnet. It's only natural that those drawn to the web are also drawn to people who are quick-witted, perceptive and astute.
He began giving parties in a loft on Broadway at Houston Street, with artists, techies and other downtowners.
Etymology
From tech + -ie, q.v. Compare techy and yuppie.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).