advices

noun

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"advices" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“advices” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,709. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,709
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of advice

Corpus desk

Index EN-advices · advices · English

advices · rank #38,709 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,709
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ADL

Nearest frequency peer: ADL (-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 “advices”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “advices” 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).

advices vs advise
71% similar
advices vs advised
71% similar
advices vs adviser
71% similar

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

Key facts for advices
PropertyValue
Headwordadvices
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,709
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “advices”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).adviceslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “ADL” (#38,708), “adjudication” (#38,707), “aggravation” (#38,711). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “advices” is #38,709. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around advices, anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,709 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of advice".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for advices, with forms such as "addvices", "adivces", and "advcies". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "advise", "advised", "adviser", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is advices, spelled A-D-V-I-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of advice

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. It is desired that the following advices be deliberately read in each subordinate select meeting, at least once in the year:

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addvices
  • adivces
  • advcies
  • advicces
  • advicess
  • advicse
  • adviecs
  • advvices
  • avdices
  • davices

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of advices - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

addvices1adivces2advcies2advicces1advicess1advicse2adviecs2advvices1
Edit distance from "advices"

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 "advices"?
"advices" is spelled A-D-V-I-C-E-S.
What does "advices" mean?
As a noun, "advices" means: plural of advice
What words are commonly confused with "advices"?
"advices" is commonly confused with "advise", "advised", "adviser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "advices" come from?
"advices" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

adipose#38,706amorous#38,721warbler#38,679balling#38,742

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

viaduct10 variantsbonjour10 variantsthereon10 variantssweeten10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list