advice

/ədˈvaɪs/

//ədˈvaɪs// noun

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"advice" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“advice” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,382. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,382
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.

Corpus desk

Index EN-advice · advice · English

advice · rank #1,382 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,382
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH worse

Nearest frequency peer: worse (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “advice”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “advice” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

advice vs Alice
50% similar
advice vs Advil
50% similar
advice vs advise
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for advice
PropertyValue
Headwordadvice
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ədˈvaɪs/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,382
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “advice”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).advicelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “worse” (#1,381), “agreement” (#1,383), “winter” (#1,380). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “advice” is #1,382. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around advice (IPA /ədˈvaɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,382 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for advice, with forms such as "addvice", "adivce", and "advcie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Alice", "Advil", "advise", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avisbor. Middle English avys English advice From Middle English avys, from O… The correct English form is advice, spelled A-D-V-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
  2. 2
    Deliberate consideration; knowledge.
  3. 3
    Information or news given; intelligence
  4. 4
    In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document.
  5. 5
    In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange
  6. 6
    A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions
  7. 7
    Counseling to perform a specific legal act.
  8. 8
    Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.
  9. 9
    In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. She was offered various pieces of advice on what to do.
  2. My kids never listen to advice.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avisbor. Middle English avys English advice From Middle English avys, from Old French avis, rebracketed from the phrase ce m'est a vis (“I think”, “it seems to me”, literally “it is to my view”), where vis is from Latin vīsus (“vision, sight”). The unhistoric -d- was introduced during the 15th century due to influence from advise and ad-, see advance. Doublet of aviso. See vision, and compare avise, advise. Mostly displaced native Old English rǣd (see modern rede).

Synonyms

counselsuggestionrecommendationredeadmonitionexhortationinformationtipnoticeadviceconsent

Antonyms

criticism

This word in other languages

consejo(Español)conseil(Français)Rat(Deutsch)conselho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addvice
  • adivce
  • advcie
  • advicce
  • adviec
  • advvice
  • avdice
  • davice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of advice - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

addvice1adivce2advcie2advicce1adviec2advvice1avdice2davice2
Edit distance from "advice"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "advice"?
"advice" is spelled A-D-V-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ədˈvaɪs/.
What does "advice" mean?
As a noun, "advice" means: An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
What words are commonly confused with "advice"?
"advice" is commonly confused with "Alice", "Advil", "advise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "advice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "advice" is /ədˈvaɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "advice"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avisbor. Middle English avys English advice From Middle English av... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "advice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

winter#1,380broken#1,387caused#1,388helped#1,395

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

block8 variantssmith8 variantsplant8 variantsshown8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list