publically

English

Etymology

From public +‎ -ally.

Pronunciation

Same as publicly.

Adverb

publically (comparative more publically, superlative most publically)

1. Rare spelling of publicly.
   • U.S. International Trade Commission, Remediation and Nature and Landscape Protection Services

     Several of the publically-available offers include changes affecting the classification of the definition of the environmental services covered by their commitments.

Usage notes

This spelling is omitted from many dictionaries, but is present in Merriam-Webster and Collins. The suffix -ally is normally used in this context (added onto words that end in -ic), but public is an exception, and publicly is generally considered more correct.

Further reading

• “publically”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• publicly, publically at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.