speciously
/ˈspiːʃəsli/adverb
speciously is spelled S-P-E-C-I-O-U-S-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, speciously means “In a specious manner; fallaciously and erroneously, but seeming superficially to be correct” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in speciously?
| Letters | 10: S-P-E-C-I-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 speciously?
Speciously appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 speciously?
- /ˈspiːʃəsli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of speciously
- more speciously comparative
- most speciously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does speciously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a specious manner; fallaciously and erroneously, but seeming superficially to be correct.
- 2
Specially.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Speciously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a specious manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | vordergründig |
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 speciously come from?
From specious + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).