spécifiquement

\spe.si.fik.mɑ̃\

/\spe.si.fik.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“spécifiquement” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #7,630 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.

#7,630
frequency rank, French
14
letters
22
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - D’une manière spécifique, particulièrement.

Key facts for spécifiquement
PropertyValue
Headwordspécifiquement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\spe.si.fik.mɑ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#7,630
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spécifiquement” sits in French 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). spécifiquement lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for spécifiquement is 14 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \spe.si.fik.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #7,630 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "D’une manière spécifique, particulièrement.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for spécifiquement, with forms such as "psécifiquement", "spcéifiquement", and "specifiquement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is spécifiquement, spelled S-P-É-C-I-F-I-Q-U-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière spécifique, particulièrement.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: psécifiquement,spcéifiquement,specifiquement,sppécifiquement,spéccifiquement,spécfiiquement,spéciffiquement,spécifiqeument,spécifiqquement,spécifiqueemnt,spécifiquemennt,spécifiquementt,spécifiquemetn,spécifiquemment,spécifiquemnet,spécifiqumeent,spécifiuqement,spécifqiuement,spéciifquement,spéicfiquement,sspécifiquement,sépcifiquement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of spécifiquement - 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.

psécifiquement2spcéifiquement2specifiquement1sppécifiquement1spéccifiquement1spécfiiquement2spéciffiquement1spécifiqeument2
Edit distance from "spécifiquement"

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 "spécifiquement"?
"spécifiquement" is spelled S-P-É-C-I-F-I-Q-U-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \spe.si.fik.mɑ̃\.
What does "spécifiquement" mean?
As an adverb, "spécifiquement" means: D’une manière spécifique, particulièrement.
What are common misspellings of "spécifiquement"?
Common misspellings include "psécifiquement", "spcéifiquement", "specifiquement", "sppécifiquement", "spéccifiquement". The correct spelling is "spécifiquement".
How do you pronounce "spécifiquement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spécifiquement" is \spe.si.fik.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spécifiquement" come from?
"spécifiquement" 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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Using “spécifiquement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-P-É-C-I-F-I-Q-U-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \spe.si.fik.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list