# speciality

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌspɛʃiˈælɪti/ · frequency rank #24,320

## Definitions
1. British standard form of specialty.

## Etymology
From special + -ity, from Middle French spécialité, from Old French specialte, especialte, from Latin specialitas.

## Easily confused with
- **specially** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speciality-vs-specially)
- **specialty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speciality-vs-specialty)
- **specialize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speciality-vs-specialize)
- **specialist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/specialist-vs-speciality)
- **specialise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/specialise-vs-speciality)

## Common misspellings (15)
`pseciality`, `sepciality`, `spceiality`, `specaility`, `specciality`, `speciailty`, `specialitty`, `specialityy`, `specialiyt`, `speciallity`, `specialtiy`, `specilaity`, `speicality`, `sppeciality`, `sspeciality`

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