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Specs Pronunciation

Specs is pronounced SPEKS, IPA /ˈspɛks/.

SPEKS

US /ˈspɛks/  ·  UK /ˈspɛks/

Syllables: SPEKS (1 syllable)

noun (plural): Short for specifications, the detailed requirements for a product, or informally for spectacles.

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Specs in a Sentence

  • Send me the specs before you order the parts.
  • The specs changed twice during the build.
  • He pushed his specs up onto his forehead.

Common Mispronunciations of Specs

Not SPEEKS

Hold the vowel at the short e of bed, which is the only thing keeping specs clear of speaks.

Not SPE-kuhs

Those last three letters compress into a single ks, with nothing between the k and the s.

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