Which to use
“publiés” and “publions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,177
- “publiés” frequency rank
- #37,013
- “publions” frequency rank
- 41190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | publiés | publions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de publier. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de publier. |
Where the eye mixes publiés and publions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. publiés runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against publions's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: publiés vs publions
A purely visual mix-up. publiés (\py.bli.je\) and publions (\py.bli.jɔ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
publiés is recorded at frequency rank #4,177, classified as averb, pronounced \py.bli.je\. publions is at rank #37,013, tagged as averb, pronounced \py.bli.jɔ̃\.
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 41190, this pair ranks #234,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of publiés vs publions
Shared letters: bilpsu. Private to "publiés": é. Private to "publions": no.
"publiés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "publions" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- publions ← pbulions · ppublions · pubblions · pubilons · publinos · publionns · publionss · publiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "publiés" and "publions" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "publiés" vs "publions" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "publiés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "publions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "publiés" and "publions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parlions vs publions". 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 #234,943 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.