# public vs publica

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### public
*adjective · IPA [py.blik] · frequency rank #14,212*
Público

### publica
*verb · IPA [puˈβ̞lika] · frequency rank #2,362*
Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de publicar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/public-vs-publica