# advocacy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæd.və.kə.si/ · frequency rank #8,231

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Middle English advocacie, advocacye, advocatye, from Middle French advocacie, advocatie, avocacie and Medieval Latin advocātia; equivalent to advocate + -cy.

## Easily confused with
- **advocate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/advocacy-vs-advocate)

## Common misspellings (12)
`addvocacy`, `adovcacy`, `advcoacy`, `advoaccy`, `advocaccy`, `advocacyy`, `advocayc`, `advoccacy`, `advoccay`, `advvocacy`, `avdocacy`, `davocacy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/advocacy