specify
[ˈspesɪfaɪ]
The verdict
“specify” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas (genau / ausdrücklich) angeben, präzisieren; spezifizieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-specify · specify · German
specify · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | specify |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈspesɪfaɪ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „specify“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
specify is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈspesɪfaɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas (genau / ausdrücklich) angeben, präzisieren; spezifizieren".
specify has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is specify, spelled S-P-E-C-I-F-Y.
Definition
- 1etwas (genau / ausdrücklich) angeben, präzisieren; spezifizieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how specify appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Masters, do not forget to specify, when time and place shall serve, that I am an ass.“ (Shakespeare)
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.