as of late

adv

"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

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Key facts for as of late
PropertyValue
Headwordas of late
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “as of late” in English

as of latefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Lately; recently.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how as of late appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "as of late"?
"as of late" is spelled A-S- -O-F- -L-A-T-E.
What does "as of late" mean?
As an adverb, "as of late" means: Lately; recently.
What is the origin of the word "as of late"?
In the idiomatic sense, a relatively recent and uncommon blend of as of + of late. See also as of yet. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list