publicadosvspublicamosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: publicados is a participle, publicamos is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“publicados” is a participle and “publicamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,033
“publicados” frequency rank
#20,481
“publicamos” frequency rank
25514
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature publicados publicamos
Definition Forma del plural de publicado, participio de publicar. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de publicar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set publicados and publicamos apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
publicados
10 ch
publicamos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: publicados is [puβ̞liˈkað̞os] while publicamos is [puβ̞liˈkamos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “publicados” becomes m in “publicamos”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

publicados is recorded at frequency rank #5,033, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [puβ̞liˈkað̞os]. publicamos is at rank #20,481, tagged as averb, pronounced [puβ̞liˈkamos].

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 25514, this pair ranks #236,108 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of publicados vs publicamos

Shared letters: abcilopsu. Private to "publicados": d. Private to "publicamos": m.

"publicados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "publicamos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • publicadospbulicados · ppublicados · pubblicados · pubilcados · publciados · publiacdos · publicaddos · publicadoss
  • publicamospbulicamos · ppublicamos · pubblicamos · pubilcamos · publciamos · publiacmos · publicammos · publicamoss

Frequency comparison

publicados#5,033
publicamos#20,481

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "publicados" and "publicamos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "publicados" is a participle and "publicamos" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "publicados" or "publicamos"?
"publicados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,033 in our Spanish list, against #20,481 for "publicamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering publicados vs publicamos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “publicados”; for a verb, it's “publicamos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “publicados” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list