public service
"public-service" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“public service” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A service performed for the public good.
Corpus desk
Index EN-public-service · public service · English
public service · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | public service |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “public service” in English
Rare enough to double-check
public service is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
public service has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is public service, spelled P-U-B-L-I-C- -S-E-R-V-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1A service performed for the public good.
- 2A service such as health care, transport, or waste removal provided to the general public, often by the government.
- 3The organisation, department or business providing such a service.
- 4Government employment, especially in the civil service.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how public service appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They feel that public service is a noble calling that calls for every citizen in one way or another.
They provide counseling as a public service.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.