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“Specks” or “Specs”

specks / specs 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.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

specks s·p·EH·k·s

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

specs s·p·EH·k·s

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

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“specks”

  • Adam Hills in Spicks and Specks (ABC1)
  • residue such as tiny metal specks" or mold.
  • dark violet brown with dorsal specks.

“specs”

  • Ghost who steals Iron Man specs and knows that Tony Stark
  • SPECS BELOW
  • Mega Graduate and Sigmax Graduate specs have moved away from this
  • Ghost sells the specs to both Justin Hammer and
  • exploit the stolen Iron Man specs for their own purposes.
  • onboard tech and mind-boggling performance specs, this machine has the goods
  • armor with the Iron Man specs with the armor being called
  • Specs
  • Specs on a variety of minigun

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