spécification

\spe.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\spe.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“spécification” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,819. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,819
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de spécifier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-specification · spécification · French

spécification · rank #30,819 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,819
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH spécialiser

Nearest frequency peer: spécialiser (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « spécification »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « spécification » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

spécification vs spécifications
93% similar

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

Key facts for spécification
PropertyValue
Headwordspécification
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\spe.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#30,819
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « spécification »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).spécificationse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « spécialiser » (#30,818), « SQL » (#30,820), « sournois » (#30,817). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « spécification » est au #30,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around spécification (IPA \spe.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,819 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for spécification, with forms such as "psécification", "spcéification", and "specification". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "spécifications", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is spécification, spelled S-P-É-C-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de spécifier.
  2. 2
    Ensemble d’exigences ou de caractéristiques que doit suivre une fabrication.
  3. 3
    Modèle que doit suivre un logiciel. → voir spécification fonctionnelle

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how spécification appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il fut dit dans le contrat qu’il paierait en denrées, sans autre spécification.
  2. Cette spécification définit le langage de balisage hypertexte (HyperText Markup Language - HTML)

Synonyms

cahier des chargesnormeindication

This word in other languages

specification(English)Spezifikation(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psécification
  • spcéification
  • specification
  • sppécification
  • spéccification
  • spécfiication
  • spécifciation
  • spéciffication
  • spécifiaction
  • spécificaiton
  • spécificatino
  • spécificationn
  • spécificatoin
  • spécificattion
  • spécificcation
  • spécifictaion
  • spéciifcation
  • spéicfication
  • sspécification
  • sépcification

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of spécification - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

psécification2spcéification2specification1sppécification1spéccification1spécfiication2spécifciation2spéciffication1
Edit distance from "spécification"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spécification"?
"spécification" is spelled S-P-É-C-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \spe.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "spécification" mean?
As a noun, "spécification" means: Action de spécifier.
What words are commonly confused with "spécification"?
"spécification" is commonly confused with "spécifications". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "spécification"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spécification" is \spe.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spécification" come from?
"spécification" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "spécification", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

séquestration#30,831qualificatifs#30,761équipementier#30,878personnalisés#30,737

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

bénéficieront20 variantscontractuelles20 variantsintransigeant20 variantsimpérialistes20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list