# technical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɛk.nɪ.kəl/ · frequency rank #1,842

## Definitions
1. Specifically related to a particular discipline.
2. Specifically related to a particular discipline.
3. Of or related to technology.
4. Technically minded; adept with science and technology.
5. Relating to, or requiring, technique.
6. Relating to, or requiring, technique.
7. Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
8. In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.

## Etymology
From Late Latin technicus + -al, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “skill”).
For the late 20th-century origin of the noun sense (vehicle), see Wikipedia.

## Easily confused with
- **technician** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/technical-vs-technician)
- **technically** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/technical-vs-technically)

## Common misspellings (14)
`etchnical`, `tcehnical`, `tecchnical`, `techhnical`, `techincal`, `techncial`, `techniacl`, `technicall`, `techniccal`, `technicla`, `technnical`, `tecnhical`, `tehcnical`, `ttechnical`

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