advertising
ad·ver·tis·ing/ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/noun, verb
advertising is spelled A-D-V-E-R-T-I-S-I-N-G: 11 letters and 4 syllables (ad·ver·tis·ing). It appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,785th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, advertising means “Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of advertising is advertisings.
How many letters and syllables are in advertising?
| Letters | 11: A-D-V-E-R-T-I-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ad·ver·tis·ing |
| In writing | 35 times per million words; the 2,785th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none 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 advertising?
Advertising appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,785th 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 advertising?
- US /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/
- UK /ˈædvəˌtaɪzɪŋ/
Advertising has 4 syllables, split ad·ver·tis·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-advertising.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of advertising
- advertisings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does advertising mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
- 2
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of advertise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate advertising?
Wiktionary records 4 abbreviations of advertising: Adver., ad, adv, advtg..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Advertising in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense communication:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | publicité |
| German | Werbung |
| Portuguese | publicidade, propaganda |
| Spanish | publicidad |
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 advertising come from?
From advertise + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).