tect
/tɛkt/obsolete
tect is spelled T-E-C-T: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tect means “Covered; hidden” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tect?
| Letters | 4: T-E-C-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tect?
Tect appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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).
How do you pronounce tect?
- UK /tɛkt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with tect?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tect from its last stressed vowel (/ɛkt/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does tect mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
obsoleterareCovered; hidden.
noun
- 1
obsoleterareA roof.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tect come from?
From the Middle English tecte, from the Latin tēctus (“covered”), the perfect passive participle of tegō (“to cover”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).