specially
[ˈspɛʃəlɪ]
The verdict
“specially” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders, aus einem besonderen Grund, nur (für jemanden etwas tun)
Corpus desk
Index DE-specially · specially · German
specially · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | specially |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈspɛʃəlɪ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „specially“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
specially is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈspɛʃəlɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for specially, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is specially, spelled S-P-E-C-I-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1besonders, aus einem besonderen Grund, nur (für jemanden etwas tun)
- 2herausragend, beispiellos, über die Maßen (gut)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how specially appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I made this specially for your birthday.
I enjoyed the evening, but the meal wasn't specially good.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.