# publically vs publicly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### publically
*adverb · frequency rank #42,352*
Rare spelling of publicly.

### 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.
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