# technique

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɛkˈniːk/ · frequency rank #3,199

## Definitions
1. The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
2. Practical ability in some given field or practice, often as opposed to creativity or imaginative skill.
3. A method of achieving something or carrying something out, especially one requiring some skill or knowledge.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French technique (“technicality; branch of knowledge”), noun use of technique (“technical”), from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “of or pertaining to art, artistic, skilful”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “art, handicraft”). Doublet of technic.

## Common misspellings (13)
`etchnique`, `tcehnique`, `tecchnique`, `techhnique`, `techinque`, `techniqeu`, `techniqque`, `techniuqe`, `technnique`, `technqiue`, `tecnhique`, `tehcnique`, `ttechnique`

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