Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| advocante | /adbokante/ (from spelling rules) | feminine, masculine |
| abogador | /aboɡadoɾ/ (from spelling rules) | masculine |
| avocante | /abokante/ (from spelling rules) | feminine, masculine |
The term refers to a person who speaks in support of something. Depending on the context, other specific Spanish terms may be more appropriate, such as Defensor/Defensora for someone who acts as a defender, protector or supporter of a cause, idea or person, Promotor/Promotora for someone who actively promotes or supports a specific cause or idea or Partidario/Partidaria for someone who is an advocate or supporter of a particular cause, idea or group.
Which one should you use?
The term advocante can be used for both masculine and feminine subjects. In contrast, abogador is masculine and avocante can be used for both masculine and feminine subjects.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In most Spanish-speaking countries, the term abogado is the standard word for a lawyer, which is a specific type of advocate.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The verbs used to express the action of advocating or arguing for something are abogar/advocar/avocar por.
How do you pronounce it?
/adbokante/
Did you know?
- While partidario is used to describe an advocate or supporter, the word shares its root with partido, which means both a 'political party' and a 'game' or 'match' in sports.
- The word advocante is built from the Latin root vocō, which means 'to call'. This implies that an advocate is literally someone who is 'called to' a cause or calls others to it.
- The word abogado for lawyer is the past participle of the verb abogar, meaning that a lawyer is literally someone who has 'spoken in favor' of another.
Example sentences for Spanish are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are discussing a new community law.
- DanielSofía, ¿leíste la propuesta de ley?Sofía, did you read the proposed law?
- SofíaSí, y soy una advocante de este cambio.Yes, and I am an advocate for this change.
- DanielYo también apoyo la idea.I support the idea too.
- SofíaEntonces, tú también eres un advocante ahora.Then you are an advocate now as well.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “advocate” translations and entries advocante, abogador, avocante, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries advocante, CC BY-SA 4.0.
