advertisement

[ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt]

/[ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt]/ noun

The verdict

“advertisement” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ankündigung, Werbung, Reklame

Corpus desk

Index DE-advertisement · advertisement · German

advertisement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for advertisement
PropertyValue
Headwordadvertisement
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „advertisement“ im Deutschen

advertisementsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

advertisement is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for advertisement in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is advertisement, spelled A-D-V-E-R-T-I-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ankündigung, Werbung, Reklame
  2. 2
    Anzeige, Annonce

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how advertisement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Companies try to sell their products using advertisements:

Synonyms

advertad

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "advertisement"?
"advertisement" is spelled A-D-V-E-R-T-I-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt].
What does "advertisement" mean?
As a noun, "advertisement" means: Ankündigung, Werbung, Reklame
How do you pronounce "advertisement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "advertisement" is [ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "advertisement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list