Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tactician

/tækˈtɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: tac-ti-cian
IPA: /tækˈtɪʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics.

Etymology

Either borrowed from French tacticien or derived as tactic + -ian.

Inflected Forms

tacticians (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tactical

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition

Questions

How do you pronounce tactician?: The recorded pronunciation is /tækˈtɪʃən/.
What does tactician mean?: A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics.
Where does tactician come from?: Either borrowed from French tacticien or derived as tactic + -ian.

How to pronounce tactician

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