Advice vs Advise
The main difference between advice vs advise is that “advice” (with a C) is a noun: an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action. On the other hand, “advise” (with an S) is a verb, which means to recommend or to give information to someone.
We can think about the advice and advise in the following way:
Advice is always a noun, meaning counsel, guidance or a recommendation on a course of action.
Advice is something you give, take, receive or use, i.e. it is a thing (recommendation) given to, or taken from, someone.
Example: I will ask the doctor for advice on what to do about my sore throat.
Advise is always a verb, meaning to give counsel or to offer a recommendation on a course of action.
Advise is something you do, or someone does, i.e. perform the action of advising.
Example: I advise you to get some professional medical help before the trip.
Tips For Keeping Them Apart
Advice is noun and Advise is verb
The term noun comes before the verb in a sentence. Similarly, the alphabet ‘C’ comes before ‘S’.
And, in turn, alphabetically advice, the noun come before advise, the verb.
Pointers aside, correct spelling ultimately comes down to memorizing advice as the noun and advise as the verb.
Advice being a noun doesn’t have
advices, advicing, adviced .
Advise being a verb has all the three forms advises, advising, advised.
The advice is used with a possessive form of a noun or a pronoun.
1. My advice he said wisely
2. She followed the doctor’s advice