as of late
"as-of-late" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“as of late” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lately; recently.
Corpus desk
Index EN-as-of-late · as of late · English
as of late · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 of late |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “as of late” in English
Rare enough to double-check
as of late is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lately; recently.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for as of late, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: In the idiomatic sense, a relatively recent and uncommon blend of as of + of late. See also as of yet. The correct English form is as of late, spelled A-S- -O-F- -L-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Lately; recently.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how as of late appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You seem to be quite busy as of late.
Etymology
In the idiomatic sense, a relatively recent and uncommon blend of as of + of late. See also as of yet.
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.