público

//ˈpu.bli.ku// adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#300

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

público is anPortugueseadj. It means: que pertence ao povo Pronounced /ˈpu.bli.ku/. It ranks #300 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with public.

Key facts for público
PropertyValue
Headwordpúblico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ˈpu.bli.ku/
Letters7
Frequency rank#300
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of público in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for público is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpu.bli.ku/. Corpus data places it at rank #300 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for público, with forms such as "pbúlico", "ppúblico", and "púbblico". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "public", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is público, spelled P-Ú-B-L-I-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que pertence ao povo
  2. 2
    relativo ao governo

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pbúlico,ppúblico,púbblico,púbilco,públcio,públicco,públioc,públlico,púlbico,úpblico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for público

Misspelling Variants of "público"

pbúlico7ppúblico8púbblico8púbilco7públcio7públicco8públioc7públlico8
Misspelling Variants of "público"

Frequency rank: #300 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "público"?
"público" is spelled P-Ú-B-L-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpu.bli.ku/.
What does "público" mean?
As an adj, "público" means: que pertence ao povo
What words are commonly confused with "público"?
"público" is commonly confused with "public". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "público"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "público" is /ˈpu.bli.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "público" come from?
"público" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.