advocates

/ˈæd.və.kəts/

//ˈæd.və.kəts// noun

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"advocates" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“advocates” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,642. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,642
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-advocates · advocates · English

advocates · rank #7,642 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,642
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adrian

Nearest frequency peer: Adrian (-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 “advocates”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “advocates” 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).

advocates vs advocate
89% similar

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

Key facts for advocates
PropertyValue
Headwordadvocates
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈæd.və.kəts/
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,642
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “advocates”

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).advocateslands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Adrian” (#7,641), “ag” (#7,643), “accessories” (#7,640). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “advocates” is #7,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around advocates (IPA /ˈæd.və.kəts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,642 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of advocate".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for advocates, with forms such as "addvocates", "adovcates", and "advcoates". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "advocate", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is advocates, spelled A-D-V-O-C-A-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of advocate

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addvocates
  • adovcates
  • advcoates
  • advoactes
  • advocaets
  • advocatess
  • advocatse
  • advocattes
  • advoccates
  • advoctaes
  • advvocates
  • avdocates
  • davocates

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of advocates - 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.

addvocates1adovcates2advcoates2advoactes2advocaets2advocatess1advocatse2advocattes1
Edit distance from "advocates"

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 "advocates"?
"advocates" is spelled A-D-V-O-C-A-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæd.və.kəts/.
What does "advocates" mean?
As a noun, "advocates" means: plural of advocate
What words are commonly confused with "advocates"?
"advocates" is commonly confused with "advocate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "advocates"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "advocates" is /ˈæd.və.kəts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "advocates" come from?
"advocates" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list