Which to use
“publica” is a verb and “publicada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,362
- “publica” frequency rank
- #2,800
- “publicada” frequency rank
- 5162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | publica | publicada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de publicar. | Forma del femenino de publicado, participio de publicar. |
Where the eye mixes publica and publicada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. publica runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against publicada's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: publica vs publicada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: publica is [puˈβ̞lika] while publicada is [puβ̞liˈkað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “publica” sits inside “publicada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
publica is recorded at frequency rank #2,362, classified as averb, pronounced [puˈβ̞lika]. publicada is at rank #2,800, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [puβ̞liˈkað̞a].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 5162, this pair ranks #314,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of publica vs publicada
Shared letters: abcilpu. Private to "publica": -. Private to "publicada": d.
"publica" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "publicada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "publica" and "publicada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "publica" vs "publicada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "publica" and "publicada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "publica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "publicada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "publica" and "publicada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "publica vs pulida". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #314,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.