# public vs publicly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### public
*adjective · IPA /ˈpʌblɪk/ · frequency rank #243*
Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.

### publicly
*adverb · IPA /ˈpʌblɪkli/ · frequency rank #4,479*
In public, openly, in an open and public manner.

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