Which to use
“publicar” and “publicas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,009
- “publicar” frequency rank
- #15,460
- “publicas” frequency rank
- 18469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | publicar | publicas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer notorio o patente, por medio de voz de pregonero o por otros medios, algo que se quiere hacer llegar a noticia de todos. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de publicar. |
Where the eye mixes publicar and publicas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. publicar and publicas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between publicar and publicas
A purely visual mix-up. publicar ([puβ̞liˈkaɾ]) 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 a single letter - r in “publicar” becomes s in “publicas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
publicar is recorded at frequency rank #3,009, classified as averb, pronounced [puβ̞liˈkaɾ]. 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 18469, this pair ranks #267,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of publicar vs publicas
Shared letters: abcilpu. Private to "publicar": r. Private to "publicas": s.
"publicar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "publicas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "publicar" for "publicas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "publicar" or "publicas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "publicar" 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 #267,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "publicar" 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 #267,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.