# spec

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspɛk/ · frequency rank #13,245

## Definitions
1. Clipping of specification.
2. Clipping of speculation.
3. Clipping of specialization.
4. Clipping of specialist.
5. Clipping of special.
6. Clipping of spectrum.
7. Abbreviation of specifier.
8. Clipping of specifier.
9. Clipping of spectacular mark, a type of catch in Australian rules football.

## Easily confused with
- **spy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-spy)
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-sue)
- **SSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-ssc)
- **SSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-sse)
- **SPF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-spf)
- **SPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-sps)
- **SPL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-spl)
- **SPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-spr)
- **spot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-spot)
- **spin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-spin)
- **stem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-stem)
- **sued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-sued)
- **sync** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-sync)
- **spit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-spit)
- **spun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-spun)
- **spur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-spur)
- **stew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-stew)
- **sped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-sped)
- **Sven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-sven)
- **Suez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spec-vs-suez)

## Common misspellings (6)
`psec`, `sepc`, `spce`, `specc`, `sppec`, `sspec`

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