Advice or advise?
The short answer
“Advice” is the noun: what you give someone. “Advise” is the verb: what you do when you give it.
What each one means
- “advice”
- a suggestion or recommendation (noun); rhymes with “nice”
- Example: Thanks for the advice.
- “advise”
- to give a suggestion (verb); rhymes with “prize”
- Example: I’d advise you to wait.
Common mistakes
| Not this | This |
|---|---|
| Thanks for the advice. | |
| Can you give me some advice? | |
| I would advise against it. |
An easy way to remember
If you could put “a piece of” in front of it, it’s “advice”. You can’t have a piece of advise.
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