specified
spe·ci·fied/ˈspɛsɪfaɪd/adjective, verb
specified is spelled S-P-E-C-I-F-I-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables (spe·ci·fied). It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, specified means “Thoroughly explained” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in specified?
| Letters | 9: S-P-E-C-I-F-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: spe·ci·fied |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,456th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is specified?
Specified appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce specified?
- /ˈspɛsɪfaɪd/
Specified has 3 syllables, split spe·ci·fied in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-specified.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of specified
- more specified comparative
- most specified superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does specified mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Thoroughly explained.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of specify
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate specified?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of specified: spec.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Specified in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Thoroughly explained:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | spécifié |
| German | spezieller |
| Portuguese | especificado |
| Spanish | especificado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.