publication
/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
"publication" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“publication” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #3,328 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,328
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of publishing printed or other matter.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | publication |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #3,328 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “publication” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for publication is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,328 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for publication, with forms such as "pbulication", "ppublication", and "pubblication". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English publicacioun, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō. By surface analysis, public + -ation. The correct English form is publication, spelled P-U-B-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of publishing printed or other matter.
- 2An issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution.
- 3The communication of information to the general public etc.
Etymology
From Middle English publicacioun, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō. By surface analysis, public + -ation.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pbulication,ppublication,pubblication,pubilcation,publciation,publiaction,publicaiton,publicasion,publicatino,publicationn,publicatoin,publicattion,publiccation,publictaion,publlication,pulbication,upblication
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of publication - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “publication”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-U-B-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.