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“Spec” or “Speck”

spec / speck are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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spec s·p·EH·k

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

speck s·p·EH·k

  • nouna very small spot.
  • verbproduce specks in or on.
Usage

Examples in context

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“spec”

  • …Edward Scissorhands screenplay as a spec script.
  • …assumes the role of the "Spec Ops Officer" of the girls'…
  • …"First we generated a massive spec.
  • Spec Sheet; French
  • …des postnauplialen Keimstreifs von Leptochelia spec.
  • He currently drives a Spec Trophy Truck #251 with John…
  • …be written to make that spec.
  • …series, submitted his translation on spec to Pushkin, where editor Daniel…
  • …discharged with the rank of Spec 4.

“speck”

  • Other band members included Nick Speck (bass), Bill Sommer (drums), Alan…
  • …Film edited with Oliver C. Speck (2011), edited collections on Hugo…
  • Longyard, William H. (2003) A Speck on the Sea (Chapter 4,…

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