publication

\py.bli.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\py.bli.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“publication” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,888
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action par laquelle on rend une chose publique et notoire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-publication · publication · French

publication · rank #1,888 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,888
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH proposition

Nearest frequency peer: proposition (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « publication »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « publication » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

publication vs publications
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for publication
PropertyValue
Headwordpublication
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\py.bli.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#1,888
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « publication »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.publicationse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « proposition » (#1,887), « secours » (#1,889), « professionnel » (#1,886). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « publication » est au #1,888. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around publication (IPA \py.bli.ka.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,888 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for publication, with forms such as "pbulication", "ppublication", and "pubblication". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "publications", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is publication, spelled P-U-B-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action par laquelle on rend une chose publique et notoire.
  2. 2
    Action de publier, de faire paraître, de mettre en vente.
  3. 3
    Ouvrage publié.
  4. 4
    Première édition d’une carte, comprenant le premier tirage et des réimpressions éventuelles.
  5. 5
    Texte publié sur un réseau social qui comporte souvent des éléments audio-visuels et des hyperliens.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how publication appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cette norme européenne devra recevoir le statut de norme nationale soit par publication d'un texte identique, soit par entérinement au plus tard en décembre 1999, […].
  2. Après la publication des résultats de l’écrit sur le site de publinet, les candidats admissibles reçoivent une convocation pour assister à une réunion au lycée Saint-Louis en fin d'après-midi.

Synonyms

parutiondiffusion

This word in other languages

publication(English)publicación(Español)Veröffentlichung(Deutsch)publicação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pbulication
  • ppublication
  • pubblication
  • pubilcation
  • publciation
  • publiaction
  • publicaiton
  • publicatino
  • publicationn
  • publicatoin
  • publicattion
  • publiccation
  • publictaion
  • publlication
  • pulbication
  • upblication

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of publication - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pbulication2ppublication1pubblication1pubilcation2publciation2publiaction2publicaiton2publicatino2
Edit distance from "publication"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "publication"?
"publication" is spelled P-U-B-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \py.bli.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "publication" mean?
As a noun, "publication" means: Action par laquelle on rend une chose publique et notoire.
What words are commonly confused with "publication"?
"publication" is commonly confused with "publications". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "publication"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "publication" is \py.bli.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "publication" come from?
"publication" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "publication", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

proposition#1,887nécessaires#1,880compétition#1,906description#1,909

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

professionnel16 variantsimportants16 variantsdifficultés16 variantsrésistance16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list