techne
/ˈtɛkni/noun
techne is spelled T-E-C-H-N-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, techne means “craft; practice; making or doing, as contrasted with episteme or knowing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in techne?
| Letters | 6: T-E-C-H-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is techne?
Techne appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 techne?
- /ˈtɛkni/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with techne?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as techne.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: thence.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does techne mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
craft; practice; making or doing, as contrasted with episteme or knowing
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does techne come from?
From Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē, “craft, art”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).