as for
"as-for" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“as for” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Regarding; about; concerning.
Corpus desk
Index EN-as-for · as for · English
as for · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | as for |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “as for” in English
Rare enough to double-check
as for is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Regarding; about; concerning.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for as for, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is as for, spelled A-S- -F-O-R.
Definition
- 1Regarding; about; concerning.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how as for appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I can't teach that class today: I'm sick. As for the rest of the teachers, they are still on leave.
As for the pigs, they could already read and write perfectly.
This word in other languages
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.