Ad-Add | Commonly Confused Words

Ad

/æd/

A short message intended to persuade people to buy something or support an idea

He was plastered on poster ads all over the city.An arm moved ad then a leg.It looks even better than the ad.

This word has no antonyms

/ˌæd/

To combine or join something with something else, typically to improve or complete it

Add 7 and 5 to make 12.Then he added, "Dad, maybe you could introduce me to her."She gave Aladdin the message, adding:

Ad is short for advertisement, something you might see on TV or online trying to promote a product.
Add means to combine or join something to something else, like adding numbers.
Remember, both words have a double letter, but ad has only the double in pronunciation, and add has it in spelling.
An ad can be skipped if you're not interested, like a commercial.
If youre doing math, you use add' to combine numbers.