tecnología

[t̪eknoloˈxia]

/[t̪eknoloˈxia]/ noun

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The verdict

“tecnología” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,024. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,024
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La aplicación de los conocimientos, métodos o instrumentos de la ciencia para propósitos prácticos como los de la industria, el comercio, la medicina, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tecnologia · tecnología · Spanish

tecnología · rank #1,024 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,024
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH puedan

Nearest frequency peer: puedan (-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 “tecnología”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tecnología” 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).

tecnología vs teología
80% similar
tecnología vs tecnologías
91% similar
tecnología vs tecnológico
64% similar

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

Key facts for tecnología
PropertyValue
Headwordtecnología
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪eknoloˈxia]
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,024
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tecnología”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tecnologíacae 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 “puedan” (#1,023), “tipos” (#1,025), “pie” (#1,022). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tecnología” va en #1,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around tecnología (IPA [t̪eknoloˈxia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,024 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "La aplicación de los conocimientos, métodos o instrumentos de la ciencia para propósitos prácticos como los de la industria, el comercio, la medicina, etc.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for tecnología, with forms such as "etcnología", "tcenología", and "teccnología". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "teología", "tecnologías", "tecnológico", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is tecnología, spelled T-E-C-N-O-L-O-G-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    La aplicación de los conocimientos, métodos o instrumentos de la ciencia para propósitos prácticos como los de la industria, el comercio, la medicina, etc.

This word in other languages

technology(English)technologie(Français)Technologie(Deutsch)tecnologia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etcnología
  • tcenología
  • teccnología
  • tecnloogía
  • tecnnología
  • tecnolgoía
  • tecnollogía
  • tecnologaí
  • tecnologgía
  • tecnoloíga
  • tecnoolgía
  • teconlogía
  • tencología
  • ttecnología

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tecnología - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etcnología2tcenología2teccnología1tecnloogía2tecnnología1tecnolgoía2tecnollogía1tecnologaí2
Edit distance from "tecnología"

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 "tecnología"?
"tecnología" is spelled T-E-C-N-O-L-O-G-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eknoloˈxia].
What does "tecnología" mean?
As a noun, "tecnología" means: La aplicación de los conocimientos, métodos o instrumentos de la ciencia para propósitos prácticos como los de la industria, el comercio, la medicina, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "tecnología"?
"tecnología" is commonly confused with "teología", "tecnologías", "tecnológico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tecnología"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tecnología" is [t̪eknoloˈxia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tecnología" come from?
"tecnología" 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 "tecnología", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

programas14 variantsprotección14 variantspublicado14 variantsasociación14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list