# public vs publik

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### public
*adjective · IPA [ˈpʌblɪk] · frequency rank #5,522*
öffentlich

### publik
*adjective · IPA [puˈbliːk] · frequency rank #25,721*
allgemein bekannt

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/public-vs-publik