technique

/tɛkˈniːk/

//tɛkˈniːk// noun

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The verdict

“technique” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,407 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,407
frequency rank, Spanish
34,400
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Los aspectos prácticos de un arte, ocupación, etc.; requerimientos formales.

Key facts for technique
PropertyValue
Headwordtechnique
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɛkˈniːk/
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,407
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “technique” sits in Spanish frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

technique is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,407 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɛkˈniːk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for technique, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is technique, spelled T-E-C-H-N-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Los aspectos prácticos de un arte, ocupación, etc.; requerimientos formales.
  2. 2
    Habilidad práctica en algún campo o práctica, frecuentemente como opuesto a creatividad o habilidad imaginativa.
  3. 3
    Un método para alcanzar algo o llevar a cabo algo, especialmente uno que requiere alguna habilidad o conocimiento.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "technique"?
"technique" is spelled T-E-C-H-N-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /tɛkˈniːk/.
What does "technique" mean?
As a noun, "technique" means: Los aspectos prácticos de un arte, ocupación, etc.; requerimientos formales.
How do you pronounce "technique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "technique" is /tɛkˈniːk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "technique" come from?
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Using “technique”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-E-C-H-N-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /tɛkˈniːk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list