publik

/[puˈbliːk]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,721

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

publik is anGermanadj. It means: allgemein bekannt Pronounced [puˈbliːk]. Often confused with Pulli and Pullis.

Key facts for publik
PropertyValue
Headwordpublik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[puˈbliːk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,721
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of publik in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for publik is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [puˈbliːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,721 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "allgemein bekannt".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for publik, with forms such as "pbulik", "ppublik", and "pubblik". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Pulli", "Pullis", "Publikum", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is publik, spelled P-U-B-L-I-K, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    allgemein bekannt

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pbulik,ppublik,pubblik,pubilk,publikk,publki,publlik,pulbik,upblik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for publik

Misspelling Variants of "publik"

pbulik6ppublik7pubblik7pubilk6publikk7publki6publlik7pulbik6
Misspelling Variants of "publik"

Frequency rank: #25,721 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "publik"?
"publik" is spelled P-U-B-L-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [puˈbliːk].
What does "publik" mean?
As an adj, "publik" means: allgemein bekannt
What words are commonly confused with "publik"?
"publik" is commonly confused with "Pulli", "Pullis", "Publikum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "publik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "publik" is [puˈbliːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "publik" come from?
"publik" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.