publication
French, noun/py.bli.ka.sjɔ̃/
publication is spelled P-U-B-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 45 times per million words in written French, the 1,857th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Publication is a French feminine noun meaning “publication” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action par laquelle on rend une chose publique et notoire”.
What does publication mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepublication
- 2
femininepublicizing
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action par laquelle on rend une chose publique et notoire. 2. Action de publier, de faire paraître, de mettre en vente. 3. Ouvrage publié. 4. Première édition d’une carte, comprenant le premier tirage et des réimpressions éventuelles.
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 publication
- publications plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce publication?
- /py.bli.ka.sjɔ̃/
- \py.bli.ka.sjɔ̃\
- [py.bli.ka.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to publication
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is publication in French?
publication appears 45 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).