publicise
/ˈpʌblɪ(ˌ)saɪz/verb
publicise is spelled P-U-B-L-I-C-I-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, publicise means “To make widely known to the public” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in publicise?
| Letters | 9: P-U-B-L-I-C-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is publicise?
Publicise appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 publicise?
- /ˈpʌblɪ(ˌ)saɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-publicise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of publicise
- publicises present, singular, he/she/it
- publicising participle, present
- publicised participle, past
- publicize US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does publicise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKTo make widely known to the public.
The scandal was so publicised that he lost the next election.
- 2
UKTo advertise, create publicity for.
They're already publicising next month's concert.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does publicise come from?
From public + -ise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).