# advertisement

> English word · Noun · IPA /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/ · frequency rank #9,010

## Definitions
1. A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
2. A public notice.
3. A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
4. Notoriety.
5. In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *wert-
Proto-Indo-European *wértetor
Proto-Italic *wertō
Latin vertō
Latin advertō
Old French avertir
Middle French advertir
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-məntom
Latin -mentum
Old French -ment
Middle French -ment
Middle French advertissementbor.
English advertisement
From Middle French advertissement (“statement calling attention”), compare French avertissement (“warning”). See advertise. Equivalent to advertise + -ment.

## Common misspellings (20)
`addvertisement`, `adevrtisement`, `adveritsement`, `adverrtisement`, `advertiesment`, `advertiseemnt`, `advertisemennt`, `advertisementt`, `advertisemetn`, `advertisemment`, `advertisemnet`, `advertismeent`, `advertissement`, `advertsiement`, `adverttisement`, `advetrisement`, `advretisement`, `advvertisement`, `avdertisement`, `davertisement`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/advertisement