publication
/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/noun
publication is spelled P-U-B-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,288th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, publication means “The act of publishing printed or other matter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of publication is publications.
How many letters and syllables are in publication?
| Letters | 11: P-U-B-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 28 times per million words; the 3,288th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is publication?
Publication appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,288th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce publication?
- /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
Publication has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-publication.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of publication
- publications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does publication mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of publishing printed or other matter.
- 2
An issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution.
- 3
The communication of information to the general public etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate publication?
Wiktionary records 5 abbreviations of publication: Publ'n, pub, pub., publ, publ..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Publication in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | publication |
| German | Veröffentlichung , Publikation |
| Portuguese | publicação |
| Spanish | publicación |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does publication come from?
From Middle English publicacioun, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō. By surface analysis, public + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).