Advice or advise: which is correct?
Correct
advice (noun) / advise (verb)
Avoid
advise (as the noun: "some advise")
Avoid
advice (as the verb: "I advice you")
Summary
Correct: advice (noun) / advise (verb) — Avoid: advise (as the noun: "some advise") / advice (as the verb: "I advice you"). Advice = a recommendation about what to do (noun); advise = to recommend or give advice (verb).
- Part of speech
- noun / verb
- Source
- Oxford
Why
Oxford: advice (with c, pronounced like ice) is the noun; advise (with s, pronounced like eyes) is the verb — the same noun/verb pattern as device/devise and, in British English, practice/practise.
Examples
- Thanks for the advice.
- I would advise you to wait a week.
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