técnica
The verdict
“técnica” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,535 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,535
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Manera específica para aplicar determinados conocimientos (ciencias, artes, etc.) a través de un proceso y un conjunto de recursos disponibles.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | técnica |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪eknika] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,535 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “técnica” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for técnica is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪eknika]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,535 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for técnica, with forms such as "tcénica", "ttécnica", and "téccnica". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "tenía", "túnica", "tónica", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is técnica, spelled T-É-C-N-I-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Manera específica para aplicar determinados conocimientos (ciencias, artes, etc.) a través de un proceso y un conjunto de recursos disponibles.
- 2Habilidad para realizar bien algún procedimiento o para emplear algún recurso.
- 3Persona 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
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 — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "técnica"
Frequency rank: #1,535 in Spanish
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Using “técnica”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-É-C-N-I-C-A — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪eknika] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tenía” — see the side-by-side comparison. técnica vs tenía
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Nearby Spanish words
Other entries that begin with the letter T in our Spanish index: