and of course
"and-of-course" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“and of course” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used to indicate that the item or idea which follows is of at least equal importance to those already mentioned, or as a reminder not to forget something obvious.
Corpus desk
Index EN-and-of-course · and of course · English
and of course · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | and of course |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “and of course” in English
Rare enough to double-check
and of course is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Used to indicate that the item or idea which follows is of at least equal importance to those already mentioned, or as a reminder not to forget something obvious.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for and of course, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is and of course, spelled A-N-D- -O-F- -C-O-U-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Used to indicate that the item or idea which follows is of at least equal importance to those already mentioned, or as a reminder not to forget something obvious.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how and of course appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And of course you'll want to get flowers for her before you take her out to dinner.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.