technocracy

/tɛkˈnɒkɹəsi/

//tɛkˈnɒkɹəsi// noun

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"technocracy" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“technocracy” is uncommon English (frequency #86,838 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,838
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise.

Corpus desk

Index EN-technocracy · technocracy · English

technocracy · rank #86,838 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,838
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tebbit

Nearest frequency peer: Tebbit (-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 “technocracy”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “technocracy” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for technocracy
PropertyValue
Headwordtechnocracy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɛkˈnɒkɹəsi/
Letters11
Frequency rank#86,838
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “technocracy” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).technocracyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Tebbit” (#86,837), “technocrat” (#86,839), “teasingly” (#86,836). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “technocracy” is #86,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

technocracy is uncommon English at frequency #86,838 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɛkˈnɒkɹəsi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for technocracy, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From techno- (“technical”, “technicians”) + -cracy (“rule by”), attributed to W.H. Smyth. The correct English form is technocracy, spelled T-E-C-H-N-O-C-R-A-C-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how technocracy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. When scientific imagination and knowledge of Nature's Laws are substituted in our economics for chance, mystery, and magic;[…] when this economic childish irrationality is sanely substituted by organized Science, Technology, and specialized Skill co-ordinated in National Industrial Management, then will begin real civilization, the Age of Social Sanity, —…
  2. Macron may be the best of the existing system, but his politics is located within the liberal-democratic coordinates of the enlightened technocracy.

Etymology

From techno- (“technical”, “technicians”) + -cracy (“rule by”), attributed to W.H. Smyth.

This word in other languages

tecnocracia(Español)technocratie(Français)Technokratie(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "technocracy"?
"technocracy" is spelled T-E-C-H-N-O-C-R-A-C-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /tɛkˈnɒkɹəsi/.
What does "technocracy" mean?
As a noun, "technocracy" means: A system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise.
How do you pronounce "technocracy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "technocracy" is /tɛkˈnɒkɹəsi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "technocracy"?
From techno- (“technical”, “technicians”) + -cracy (“rule by”), attributed to W.H. Smyth. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "technocracy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

synchronise#86,824stagflation#86,788uncertainly#86,890wastebasket#86,938

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list