# especial

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɛsˈpɛʃəl/ · frequency rank #40,235

## Definitions
1. Exceptional in importance or significance; special.
2. Particular.

## Etymology
From Middle English especial, via Old French especial, from Latin specialis, from species (“appearance, form, beauty”), from specere (“to look”). Doublet of special. Related to species.

## Easily confused with
- **especially** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/especial-vs-especially)

## Common misspellings (11)
`epsecial`, `esepcial`, `espceial`, `especail`, `especcial`, `especiall`, `especila`, `espeical`, `esppecial`, `esspecial`, `sepecial`

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