publique

\py.blik\

/\py.blik\/ adj

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The verdict

“publique” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #697. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#697
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de public.

Corpus desk

Index FR-publique · publique · French

publique · rank #697 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #697
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH présent

Nearest frequency peer: présent (-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 « publique »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « publique » 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).

publique vs pudique
75% similar
publique vs punique
75% similar
publique vs publiques
89% similar

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

Key facts for publique
PropertyValue
Headwordpublique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\py.blik\
Letters8
Frequency rank#697
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « publique »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « présent » (#696), « réponse » (#698), « poste » (#695). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « publique » est au #697. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around publique (IPA \py.blik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #697 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de public.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for publique, with forms such as "pbulique", "ppublique", and "pubblique". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "pudique", "punique", "publiques", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is publique, spelled P-U-B-L-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de public.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. L’administration romaine était extrêmement dure pour tout homme qui lui semblait susceptible de troubler la tranquillité publique.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pbulique
  • ppublique
  • pubblique
  • pubilque
  • publiqeu
  • publiqque
  • publiuqe
  • publlique
  • publqiue
  • pulbique
  • upblique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of publique - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pbulique2ppublique1pubblique1pubilque2publiqeu2publiqque1publiuqe2publlique1
Edit distance from "publique"

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 "publique"?
"publique" is spelled P-U-B-L-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \py.blik\.
What does "publique" mean?
As an adjective, "publique" means: Féminin singulier de public.
What words are commonly confused with "publique"?
"publique" is commonly confused with "pudique", "punique", "publiques". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "publique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "publique" is \py.blik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "publique" come from?
"publique" 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 "publique", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

national#692position#709activité#713chercher#717

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

réponse11 variantsplupart11 variantstravers11 variantsAllemagne11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list