public
French, noun/py.blik/
public is spelled P-U-B-L-I-C (6 letters) and appears 219 times per million words in written French, the 379th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Public is a French masculine noun meaning “public (people in general)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Masse de gens non structurée”.
What does public mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of the people as a whole
l'intérêt public
- 2
seen or known by everyone
C'est une nouvelle qui est déjà publique.
- 3
representing the state on behalf of the community
pouvoirs publics
- 4
open to all
lieu public
noun
- 1
masculinepublic (people in general)
- 2
masculineaudience
Il devait plaire à son public.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui appartient au peuple dans son entier. 2. Qui relève de l'État; étatique. 3. Qui est commun ; à l’usage de tous. 4. Qui est manifeste, su ou connu de tout le monde.
noun: 1. Masse de gens non structurée. 2. Ensemble des personnes qui s’intéressent à une œuvre intellectuelle, littéraire, artistique, etc. 3. Ensemble des gens qui fréquentent les commerces, les administrations, les transports publics, etc., en général les services qui, précisément, sont ouverts au public. 4. Secteur public.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of public
- publique feminine
- publics masculine plural
- publiques feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce public?
- /py.blik/
- \py.blik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to public
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is public in French?
public appears 219 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).