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advertise

ad·ver·tise/ˈædvɚˌtaɪ̯z/verb

advertise is spelled A-D-V-E-R-T-I-S-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (ad·ver·tise). It appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, advertise means “To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in advertise?

Letters9: A-D-V-E-R-T-I-S-E
Syllables3: ad·ver·tise
In writing4.6 times per million words; the 11,870th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search

Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How common is advertise?

Advertise appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th most frequent word form in the list.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce advertise?

  • UK /ˈædvəˌtaɪ̯z/
  • UK [ˈædvəˌtʰaɪ̯z]
  • US /ˈædvɚˌtaɪ̯z/

Advertise has 3 syllables, split ad·ver·tise in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-advertise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of advertise

  • advertises present, singular, he/she/it
  • advertising participle, present
  • advertised participle, past
  • advertize US

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does advertise mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

verb

  1. 1

    To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.

  2. 2

    To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.

    For personal needs, advertise on the internet or in a local newspaper.

  3. 3

    To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.

    Over the air, they advertise their product on drive-time radio talk shows and TV news shows.

  4. 4

    archaicTo notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.

  5. 5

    In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Advertise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frenchannoncer ((transitive) to give public notice of; to…), afficher, publier ((intransitive) to provide information about a…)
Germanankündigen, annoncieren ((transitive) to give public notice of; to…), inserieren, werben ((intransitive) to provide information about a…), anbieten, anpreisen ((transitive) to provide public information…)
Portugueseanunciar, promulgar, divulgar, publicar ((transitive) to give public notice of; to…), publicitar ((intransitive) to provide information about a…)
Spanishanunciar ((transitive) to give public notice of; to…), publicitar ((transitive) to provide public information…)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.

Where does advertise come from?

From Middle English advertisen, from Anglo-Norman advertir (“to inform”), avertir, Middle French advertir, avertir (“to warn, give notice to”), with the French -iss- infix assimilated to -ise, -ize and probably influenced by the noun advertisement. Compare also advert.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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