published
pub·lished/ˈpʌblɪʃt/adjective, verb
published is spelled P-U-B-L-I-S-H-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables (pub·lished). It appears 117 times per million words in written English, the 904th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, published means “Issued for sale to the public” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in published?
| Letters | 9: P-U-B-L-I-S-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pub·lished |
| In writing | 117 times per million words; the 904th 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 published?
Published appears 117 times per million words in written English, the 904th 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 published?
- /ˈpʌblɪʃt/
Published has 2 syllables, split pub·lished in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-published.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does published mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Issued for sale to the public
- 2
Who has had a publication published
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of publish
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate published?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of published: publ..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).