What is the difference between Specially and Especially? How to distinguish between Specially and Especially? Let's see the following examples.

 

✗ I went to London especially to visit my relatives.

 ✓ I went to London specially to visit my relatives.

 

 ✗ I love Vietnamese food, specially Pho.

 ✓ I love Vietnamese food, especially Pho.

 

Specially: You do something for a particular reason or purpose.

Especially: Mainly, particularly (something is more important than the others)