personal ad

noun

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"personal-ad" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“personal ad” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A classified advertisement placed by an individual, typically with the aim of finding a friend or romantic partner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-personal-ad · personal ad · English

personal ad · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for personal ad
PropertyValue
Headwordpersonal ad
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “personal ad” sits in English frequency

personal ad falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

personal ad is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A classified advertisement placed by an individual, typically with the aim of finding a friend or romantic partner.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for personal ad, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of personal advertisement. The correct English form is personal ad, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L- -A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A classified advertisement placed by an individual, typically with the aim of finding a friend or romantic partner.

Etymology

Clipping of personal advertisement.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "personal ad"?
"personal ad" is spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L- -A-D.
What does "personal ad" mean?
As a noun, "personal ad" means: A classified advertisement placed by an individual, typically with the aim of finding a friend or romantic partner.
What is the origin of the word "personal ad"?
Clipping of personal advertisement. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list