technic
/ˈtɛk.nɪk/
"technic" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“technic” is uncommon English (frequency #58,405 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,405
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Technique.
Corpus desk
Index EN-technic · technic · English
technic · rank #58,405 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,405
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH technocratic
Nearest frequency peer: technocratic (+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 “technic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- tard
tard
41,599 corpus weight
- Taryn
Taryn
41,598 corpus weight
- technic
technic
41,596 corpus weight
- technocratic
technocratic
41,595 corpus weight
- Teigen
Teigen
41,594 corpus weight
- temerity
temerity
41,593 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “technic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | technic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɛk.nɪk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,405 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “technic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
technic is uncommon English at frequency #58,405 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɛk.nɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for technic in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Partly from Latin technicus and partly from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós); probably modelled on German Technik. Doublet of technique. The correct English form is technic, spelled T-E-C-H-N-I-C.
Definition
- 1Technique.
- 2Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science.
- 3The doctrine of arts in general; those branches of learning that relate to the arts.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how technic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Mother Gooseries from the Convention", by Emilie C. Holladay, is a long stanzaic and Pindaric ode, whose taste and technic are alike impeccable.
Etymology
Partly from Latin technicus and partly from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós); probably modelled on German Technik. Doublet of technique.
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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