# specially

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈspɛʃəli/ · frequency rank #7,064

## Definitions
1. For a special purpose, person, or occasion.
2. extremely
3. in particular

## Etymology
From Middle English specialli, specially, equivalent to special + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **specialty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/specially-vs-specialty)
- **special** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/special-vs-specially)
- **socially** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/socially-vs-specially)
- **spatially** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spatially-vs-specially)
- **speciality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speciality-vs-specially)

## Common misspellings (12)
`psecially`, `sepcially`, `spceially`, `specailly`, `speccially`, `speciallyy`, `specialy`, `specialyl`, `specilaly`, `speically`, `sppecially`, `sspecially`

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