advertorial
/ˌædvɚˈtɔɹi.əl/noun
advertorial is spelled A-D-V-E-R-T-O-R-I-A-L: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, advertorial means “An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of advertorial is advertorials.
How many letters and syllables are in advertorial?
| Letters | 11: A-D-V-E-R-T-O-R-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is advertorial?
Advertorial appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 advertorial?
- US /ˌædvɚˈtɔɹi.əl/
- UK /ˈæd.vɜːˌtɔːɹ.i.əl/
Advertorial has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with advertorial?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as advertorial from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹiəl/):
- editorial
- territorial
- gubernatorial
- boreal
- combinatorial
- curatorial
- sartorial
- arboreal
- ambassadorial
- inquisitorial
- responsorial
- censorial
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of advertorial
- advertorials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does advertorial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Advertorial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense advertisement presented as editorial:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | publirédactionnel, publireportage |
| German | Advertorial |
| Spanish | publirreportaje, infomercial |
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 advertorial come from?
Blend of advertisement + editorial, 1946.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).