as of yet

adv

"as-of-yet" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“as of yet” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of as yet.

Corpus desk

Index EN-as-of-yet · as of yet · English

as of yet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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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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.

Key facts for as of yet
PropertyValue
Headwordas of yet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

as of yetsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

as of yet is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of as yet.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for as of yet, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Apparently from as yet, by confusion with as of. The correct English form is as of yet, spelled A-S- -O-F- -Y-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of as yet.

Etymology

Apparently from as yet, by confusion with as of.

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 yet"?
"as of yet" is spelled A-S- -O-F- -Y-E-T.
What does "as of yet" mean?
As an adverb, "as of yet" means: Alternative form of as yet.
What is the origin of the word "as of yet"?
Apparently from as yet, by confusion with as of. 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