# spec vs speech

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spec
*noun · IPA /ˈspɛk/ · frequency rank #13,245*
Clipping of specification.

### speech
*noun · IPA /spiːt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #1,506*
The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-speech