technophobia
noun
technophobia is spelled T-E-C-H-N-O-P-H-O-B-I-A: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, technophobia means “A fear of new technologies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of technophobia is technophobias.
How many letters and syllables are in technophobia?
| Letters | 12: T-E-C-H-N-O-P-H-O-B-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is technophobia?
Technophobia appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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).
Forms of technophobia
- technophobias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does technophobia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fear of new technologies.
Near-synonym: cyberphobia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Technophobia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fear of new technologies:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | technophobie |
| German | Technikphobie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does technophobia come from?
From techno- + -phobia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).