specificity
Definitions
Noun
- The quality of being specific rather than general
- The quality of being specific to a particular organism
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "specificity".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sensitivity | 5 | 28 |
| 2 | superiority | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | sensibility | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | spontaneity | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | selectivity | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | cyclicality | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | serendipity | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "specificity".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | specific | 3 | 115 |
| 2 | specifically | 4 | 38 |
| 3 | pacific | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | specified | 3 | 28 |
| 5 | nonspecific | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | specialist | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | simplicity | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | specify | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | specifications | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | specifies | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | specialty | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | specification | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | superficially | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | specifying | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | specifics | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | speciality | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | speechify | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | non-specific | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | superfluidity | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | intraspecific | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "specificity" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "specificity".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 7
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Skin Fluorescent Imaging Shows High Sensitivity, Specificity for Discriminating Melanoma Lesions
Mar 2, 2026 The ASCO Post
Mar 2, 2026 The ASCO Post
Reconstructing Extremist Trajectories: Moving Beyond the Specificity Problem
Feb 26, 2026 Harvard Kennedy School
Feb 26, 2026 Harvard Kennedy School
The specificity and structure of DNA cross-linking by the gut bacterial genotoxin colibactin
Dec 4, 2025 Science | AAAS
Dec 4, 2025 Science | AAAS
Epitope and HLA specificity of human TCRs against Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein
Jul 10, 2025 Rockefeller University Press
Jul 10, 2025 Rockefeller University Press

