spectacles
spec·ta·cles/ˈspɛktəkl̩z/noun
spectacles is spelled S-P-E-C-T-A-C-L-E-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables (spec·ta·cles). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spectacles means “A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spectacles?
| Letters | 10: S-P-E-C-T-A-C-L-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: spec·ta·cles |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th 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 spectacles?
Spectacles appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th 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 spectacles?
- /ˈspɛktəkl̩z/
Spectacles has 3 syllables, split spec·ta·cles in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-spectacles.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with spectacles
Also written: spectacles, testicles, wallet, watch.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of spectacles
- spectacle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spectacles mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.
He needed to get new spectacles because his original ones had broken.
- 2
slangSynonym of pair (“score of zero runs in both innings”).
- 3
plural of spectacle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate spectacles?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of spectacles: specs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spectacles in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a pair of lenses set in a frame:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lunettes, barniques, binocles, bésicles |
| German | Brille |
| Portuguese | óculos |
| Spanish | gafas, gafa, anteojos, lentes, espejuelos |
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.