técnica

[ˈt̪eknika]

/[ˈt̪eknika]/ noun

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The verdict

“técnica” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,535. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,535
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manera específica para aplicar determinados conocimientos (ciencias, artes, etc.) a través de un proceso y un conjunto de recursos disponibles.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tecnica · técnica · Spanish

técnica · rank #1,535 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,535
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH aeropuerto

Nearest frequency peer: aeropuerto (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “técnica”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “técnica” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

técnica vs tenía
43% similar
técnica vs túnica
71% similar
técnica vs tónica
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for técnica
PropertyValue
Headwordtécnica
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪eknika]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,535
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “técnica”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).técnicacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aeropuerto” (#1,536), “soldados” (#1,533), “autoridad” (#1,537). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “técnica” va en #1,535. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around técnica (IPA [ˈt̪eknika]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,535 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for técnica, with forms such as "tcénica", "ttécnica", and "téccnica". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "tenía", "túnica", "tónica", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is técnica, spelled T-É-C-N-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manera específica para aplicar determinados conocimientos (ciencias, artes, etc.) a través de un proceso y un conjunto de recursos disponibles.
  2. 2
    Habilidad para realizar bien algún procedimiento o para emplear algún recurso.
  3. 3
    Persona de género femenino que tiene los conocimientos necesarios para realizar un procedimiento especializado en alguna ciencia, arte o práctica profesional.

This word in other languages

technique(English)technique(Français)Technik(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tcénica
  • ttécnica
  • téccnica
  • técinca
  • técncia
  • técniac
  • técnicca
  • técnnica
  • téncica
  • étcnica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of técnica - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

tcénica2ttécnica1téccnica1técinca2técncia2técniac2técnicca1técnnica1
Edit distance from "técnica"

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 "técnica"?
"técnica" is spelled T-É-C-N-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪eknika].
What does "técnica" mean?
As a noun, "técnica" means: Manera específica para aplicar determinados conocimientos (ciencias, artes, etc.) a través de un proceso y un conjunto de recursos disponibles.
What words are commonly confused with "técnica"?
"técnica" is commonly confused with "tenía", "túnica", "tónica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "técnica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "técnica" is [ˈt̪eknika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "técnica" come from?
"técnica" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

propias10 variantssaludos10 variantsactitud10 variantsdigital10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list