Especial vs. Special: Know the Difference

Of special importance or significance; exceptional

Surpassing what is common or usual; exceptional

Relating to or directed toward a particular person, group, or purpose

Distinct among others of a kind

Peculiar to the individual; characteristic

Primary

Exceptional in importance or significance; special.

Peculiar to a specific person or thing; particular

Particular.

Having a limited or specific function, application, or scope

Distinguished among others of the same class or kind; special; concerning a species or a single object; principal; particular; as, in an especial manner or degree.

Arranged for a particular occasion or purpose

Surpassing what is common or usual or expected;

Regarded with particular affection and admiration

Additional; extra

Something arranged, issued, or appropriated to a particular service or occasion

A featured attraction, such as a reduced price

A single television production that features a specific work, a given topic, or a particular performer.

Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality.

Of particular personal interest or value; dear; beloved.

(euphemistic) Of or related to disabilities, especially learning or intellectual disabilities.

Constituting or relating to a species.

Chief in excellence.

(military) Of or related to unconventional warfare.

A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.

One of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price at a restaurant.

(broadcasting) Unusual or exceptional episode of a series.

A special constable.

Anything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled.

Any unlicensed medicine produced or obtained for a specific individual patient.

(journalism) A correspondent; a journalist sent to the scene of an event to report back.

(journalism) A dispatch sent back by a special correspondent.

(theater) A light that illuminates a specific person or thing on the stage.

(law) A person appointed specifically to examine a single event or issue.

(nursing) To supervise a patient one-on-one.

Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort.

Particular; peculiar; different from others; extraordinary; uncommon.

Appropriate; designed for a particular purpose, occasion, or person; as, a special act of Parliament or of Congress; a special sermon.

Limited in range; confined to a definite field of action, investigation, or discussion; as, a special dictionary of commercial terms; a special branch of study.

Chief in excellence.

A particular.

One appointed for a special service or occasion.

A special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising;

A dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant

A television production that features a particular person or work or topic;

Unique or specific to a person or thing or category;

For a special service or occasion;

Surpassing what is common or usual or expected;

Adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose;

Having a specific function or scope;

First and most important;

Added to a regular schedule;