technique

Other forms of technique

plural

techniques·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about technique

What does technique mean?

technique means "a practical method or art applied to some particular task". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in technique?

technique has 2 syllables: tech-nique. The stress falls on "nique". In IPA it is /tɛkˈnik/.

What is another word for technique?

Close synonyms include proficiency. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is technique a common word?

technique is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with technique?

3 words rhyme with technique. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.