"Publicly" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈpəbɫɪkɫi/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/ˈpəbɫɪkɫi/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/pˈʌblɪkli/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"publicly" has 3 syllables: publicly.
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"Publicly" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈpəbɫɪkɫi/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Publicly" has 3 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "publicly" is /ˈpəbɫɪkɫi/.
Publicly: In public, openly, in an open and public manner.
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