advocaat
/ˈadvəkɑː/
"advocaat" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“advocaat” is uncommon English (frequency #96,715 among 35,202 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,715
- frequency rank, English
- 35,202
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | advocaat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈadvəkɑː/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #96,715 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “advocaat” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
advocaat is uncommon English at frequency #96,715 among 35,202 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈadvəkɑː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy.".
No misspelling variants are generated for advocaat in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Dutch advocaat (“liqueur”). The correct English form is advocaat, spelled A-D-V-O-C-A-A-T.
Definition
- 1A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch advocaat (“liqueur”).
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “advocaat”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-D-V-O-C-A-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈadvəkɑː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.