especificación

[espesifikaˈsjõn]

/[espesifikaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“especificación” has 21 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,145. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,145
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de especificar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

especificación vs especificaciones
81% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for especificación
PropertyValue
Headwordespecificación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[espesifikaˈsjõn]
Letters14
Frequency rank#24,145
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “especificación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). especificación lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around especificación (IPA [espesifikaˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,145 among 101,141 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for especificación, with forms such as "epsecificación", "esepcificación", and "espceificación". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "especificaciones", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is especificación, spelled E-S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de especificar.
  2. 2
    Descripción de las características de un producto, elaborada por su fabricante por razones legales, de inventario, o para beneficio del comprador.
  3. 3
    Adquisición de un bien para destinarlo a nuevos fines, indemnizando a su dueño anterior.

This word in other languages

specification(English)Spezifikation(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsecificación
  • esepcificación
  • espceificación
  • especcificación
  • especfiicación
  • especifciación
  • especifficación
  • especifiacción
  • especificacción
  • especificacinó
  • especificaciónn
  • especificacóin
  • especificaicón
  • especificcación
  • especificcaión
  • especiifcación
  • espeicficación
  • espesificasión
  • esppecificación
  • esspecificación
  • sepecificación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of especificación - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epsecificación2esepcificación2espceificación2especcificación1especfiicación2especifciación2especifficación1especifiacción2
Edit distance from "especificación"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "especificación"?
"especificación" is spelled E-S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [espesifikaˈsjõn].
What does "especificación" mean?
As a noun, "especificación" means: Acción o efecto de especificar.
What words are commonly confused with "especificación"?
"especificación" is commonly confused with "especificaciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "especificación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "especificación" is [espesifikaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "especificación" come from?
"especificación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “especificación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [espesifikaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “especificaciones” - see the side-by-side comparison. especificación vs especificaciones
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list