English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Technique Pronunciation
Technique is pronounced tek-NEEK, IPA /tɛkˈnik/.
tek-NEEK
US /tɛkˈnik/ · UK /tɛkˈniːk/
Syllables: tek · NEEK (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A particular way of doing something that takes skill or practice.
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Technique in a Sentence
- Her backhand technique improved over the winter.
- There is a technique to folding these without tearing them.
- The surgeon trained in a technique developed in Kyoto.
Common Mispronunciations of Technique
Not TEK-neek
Weight moves to the back in this one, tek-NEEK, which is why it feels different from technical. French loanwords ending in que often behave this way.
Not tek-NI-kyoo
The que at the end is a bare k. Nothing follows it, so the word closes on NEEK.
Tip: Two syllables with the punch at the end, and the ch is a k: tek-NEEK.
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