How to Pronounce Advantage

"Advantage" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.

advantage

Tap to hear · American accent

Accent

If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.

Speed

Practice: Record & Compare

Record yourself saying advantage, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.

3

Syllables

9

Letters

/ædˈvæntɪdʒ/

🇺🇸 IPA (US)

/ɐdvˈɑːntɪdʒ/

🇬🇧 IPA (UK)

💡 Tip for remembering “advantage”

"advantage" has 3 syllables: advantage.

What does advantage mean?

noun

  1. Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
  2. Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.

verb

  1. to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of

Keep practicing

Related pages on PronounceIt, chosen from what we know about this word.

advantage — American vs British — the two accents differ on this word.

Train the contrast: berry vs very, vest vs west

Sounds worth drilling for a word spelled like this:

/dʒ/ — j/v/ — v/ə/ — schwa

Read next: Long and Short Vowel Sounds in English

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce "advantage"?▾

"Advantage" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.

How many syllables are in "advantage"?▾

"Advantage" has 3 syllables.

What is the IPA transcription of "advantage"?▾

The IPA transcription of "advantage" is /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/.

What does "advantage" mean?▾

Advantage: Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.

Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?

Open “advantage” in the full dictionary →