spezifische

[ʃpeˈt͡siːfɪʃə]

/[ʃpeˈt͡siːfɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“spezifische” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,948. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,948
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spezifisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-spezifische · spezifische · German

spezifische · rank #8,948 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,948
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH south

Nearest frequency peer: south (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „spezifische“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „spezifische“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

spezifische vs spezifischen
92% similar
spezifische vs spezifischer
92% similar
spezifische vs spezifisches
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for spezifische
PropertyValue
Headwordspezifische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃpeˈt͡siːfɪʃə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#8,948
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „spezifische“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).spezifischeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „south“ (#8,947), „spürt“ (#8,949), „Sonstiges“ (#8,946). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spezifische“ bei #8,948. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around spezifische (IPA [ʃpeˈt͡siːfɪʃə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,948 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for spezifische, with forms such as "psezifische", "sepzifische", and "speizfische". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "spezifischen", "spezifischer", "spezifisches", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is spezifische, spelled S-P-E-Z-I-F-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spezifisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spezifisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spezifisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spezifisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spezifisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spezifisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spezifisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spezifisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spezifisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psezifische
  • sepzifische
  • speizfische
  • spezfiische
  • speziffische
  • spezificshe
  • spezifiscche
  • spezifisceh
  • spezifischhe
  • spezifishce
  • spezifissche
  • spezifsiche
  • speziifsche
  • spezzifische
  • sppezifische
  • spzeifische
  • sspezifische

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of spezifische - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

psezifische2sepzifische2speizfische2spezfiische2speziffische1spezificshe2spezifiscche1spezifisceh2
Edit distance from "spezifische"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spezifische"?
"spezifische" is spelled S-P-E-Z-I-F-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpeˈt͡siːfɪʃə].
What does "spezifische" mean?
As an adjective, "spezifische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spezifisch
What words are commonly confused with "spezifische"?
"spezifische" is commonly confused with "spezifischen", "spezifischer", "spezifisches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "spezifische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spezifische" is [ʃpeˈt͡siːfɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spezifische" come from?
"spezifische" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "spezifische", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list