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how to spell advantage

Spelling lookup answer for 'advantage' with IPA and brief sound-to-spelling note.

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It's spelled advantage, a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e, pronounced /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ or /ədˈvæntɪdʒ/. The word is a noun.

The unstressed first vowel is /ə/, and the final e after g is silent in the ending /ɪdʒ/, yet it must still be written.

Spelled advantage, pronounced /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ or /ədˈvæntɪdʒ/. Both transcriptions appear side by side in the dictionary entry.

The word is the noun advantage. Example: This seat has a good advantage.

The first vowel is unstressed /ə/, a weak schwa sound, so the opening syllable gives no spelling clue by ear. Trust the pattern a-d-v instead.

One small trap: the final e after g is silent in speech, since the word ends in the single sound /ɪdʒ/, but it must still be written. Leaving it off produces the common misspelling advantag.

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