advocacy
ad·vo·ca·cy/ˈæd.və.kə.si/noun
advocacy is spelled A-D-V-O-C-A-C-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables (ad·vo·ca·cy). It appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, advocacy means “The profession of an advocate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of advocacy is advocacies.
How many letters and syllables are in advocacy?
| Letters | 8: A-D-V-O-C-A-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ad·vo·ca·cy |
| In writing | 7.9 times per million words; the 8,266th 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 advocacy?
Advocacy appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th 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 advocacy?
- US /ˈæd.və.kə.si/
- /ædˈvokəsi/
- /ædˈvoʊkəsi/
Advocacy has 4 syllables, split ad·vo·ca·cy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-advocacy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of advocacy
- advocacies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does advocacy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The profession of an advocate.
- 2
The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something.
- 3
The practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Advocacy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | barreau , mobilisation, promotion |
| Portuguese | advocacia |
| Spanish | abogacía , apoyo, defensa, advocación, promoción, abogamiento |
| German | Fürsprache, Befürwortung |
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 advocacy come from?
From Middle English advocacie, advocacye, advocatye, from Middle French advocacie, advocatie, avocacie and Medieval Latin advocātia; equivalent to advocate + -cy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).