How to pronounce “advise”
Say “advise” in 2 beats
advise
/ædˈvaɪz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ədˈvaɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ædæd
- vaɪzvaɪzstress
- IPA (American)
- /ædˈvaɪz/
- IPA (British)
- /ədˈvaɪz/
- Also accepted
- /ədˈvaɪz/
- Respelling
- ad-VYZE
- Syllables
- 2 — æd-VAꞮZ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: æd-VAꞮZ. “vaɪz” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ædˈvaɪz/
/ədˈvaɪz/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “advise” goes wrong
- Often heard
“ad-VYSE”
the verb ends in a z; the noun advice ends in an s
What “advise” means
- verb
give advice to
“The teacher counsels troubled students”
- verb
inform (somebody) of something
“I advised him that the rent was due”
- verb
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
“the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax”
Say it in a sentence
“I would advise checking the tyres before a trip that long.”“advise”, answered
How do you pronounce “advise”?
“advise” is pronounced /ædˈvaɪz/ (ad-VYZE) in American English and /ədˈvaɪz/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “vaɪz”. Build it as æd-VAꞮZ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “advise” have?
2: æd · vaɪz. The beat lands on the second, “vaɪz”.
Is “advise” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ædˈvaɪz/ (ad-VYZE); British English says /ədˈvaɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “advise” mean?
As a verb: give advice to For example: “The teacher counsels troubled students” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “advise”?
Stress the second syllable: æd-VAꞮZ. “vaɪz” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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