publicadovspublicasTell them apart

Which to use

“publicado” and “publicas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,066
“publicado” frequency rank
#15,460
“publicas” frequency rank
16526
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature publicado publicas
Definition Participio de publicar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de publicar.

Where the eye mixes publicado and publicas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. publicado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against publicas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
publicado
8 ch
publicas

Visual trap between publicado and publicas

A purely visual mix-up. publicado ([puβ̞liˈkað̞o]) and publicas ([puˈβ̞likas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

publicado is recorded at frequency rank #1,066, classified as averb, pronounced [puβ̞liˈkað̞o]. publicas is at rank #15,460, tagged as averb, pronounced [puˈβ̞likas].

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 16526, this pair ranks #275,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of publicado vs publicas

Shared letters: abcilpu. Private to "publicado": do. Private to "publicas": s.

"publicado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "publicas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • publicado ← pbulicado · ppublicado · pubblicado · pubilcado · publciado · publiacdo · publicaddo · publicaod
  • publicas ← pbulicas · ppublicas · pubblicas · pubilcas · publcias · publiacs · publicass · publiccas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "publicado" and "publicas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([puβ̞liˈkað̞o] versus [puˈβ̞likas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "publicado" vs "publicas" - which ranks higher?
"publicado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,066 in our Spanish list, against #15,460 for "publicas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "publicado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "publicas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #275,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "publicado" and "publicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "publicaré vs publicas". 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 #275,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list