Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

respec

/ɹi.spɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: re-spec
IPA: /ɹi.spɛk/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reallocate the distribution of skill points on a character's skill tree, changing their specialization.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Last night I paid 5 gold to the trainer to respec as a shadow priest."
"Respeccing a character is also easy in the game, allowing for different builds to be created an switched between."

Etymology

Clipping of respecialize.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

respecs (present, singular) respeccing (participle, present) respecced (participle, past) respecced (past) re-spec (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce respec?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹi.spɛk/.
What does respec mean?: To reallocate the distribution of skill points on a character's skill tree, changing their specialization.
Where does respec come from?: Clipping of respecialize.

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