specifier
/ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɚ/noun
specifier is spelled S-P-E-C-I-F-I-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, specifier means “A person or thing that specifies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of specifier is specifiers.
How many letters and syllables are in specifier?
| Letters | 9: S-P-E-C-I-F-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 specifier?
Specifier appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 specifier?
- US /ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of specifier
- specifiers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does specifier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person or thing that specifies.
- 2
A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate specifier?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of specifier: spec.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Specifier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense component of a phrase:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | spécifieur |
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.
Where does specifier come from?
From specify + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).