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How to Say "publication" in Spanish

The Spanish word forpublicationis publicaciónA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1
nounA1
magazines, books, or articles
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Examples

Vi tu publicación en Facebook ayer.

I saw your post on Facebook yesterday.

Esta revista es una publicación mensual.

This magazine is a weekly publication.

La publicación de los resultados del examen será el viernes.

The announcement of the exam results will be on Friday.

Always Feminine

Spanish words ending in '-ción' are almost always feminine. Use 'la' and 'una' even though it ends in a consonant.

Plural Accent Change

When you make it plural (publicaciones), the accent mark on the 'o' disappears because the stress naturally stays on that syllable.

Gender confusion

Mistake:el publicación

Correction: la publicación (words ending in -ción are feminine)

Overusing 'post'

Mistake:mi post en Instagram

Correction: mi publicación en Instagram (while 'post' is used, 'publicación' is the correct Spanish term)

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