público
Spanish, noun
público is spelled P-Ú-B-L-I-C-O (7 letters) and appears 219 times per million words in written Spanish, the 378th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Público is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “public” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, publico is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of publicar”. With an accent, publicó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of publicar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Espectadores de cualquier acto”.
What does público mean in English?
adjective
- 1
public
noun
- 1
masculinepublic
- 2
masculineaudience
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of publicar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of publicar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espectadores de cualquier acto.
adjective: 1. Que pertenece a todos los ciudadanos de un lugar. 2. Que no es privado, en parte o completamente. 3. Algo conocido por todos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of público
- pública feminine
- públicos masculine plural
- públicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to público
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is público in Spanish?
público appears 219 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).