as well

/æzwɛl/

//æzwɛl// adv

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"as-well" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In addition; also.

Corpus desk

Index EN-as-well · as well · English

as well · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 well
PropertyValue
Headwordas well
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/æzwɛl/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “as well” sits in English frequency

as wellranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

as well is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /æzwɛl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for as well in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is as well, spelled A-S- -W-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    In addition; also.
  2. 2
    To the same effect.
  3. 3
    Me too.
  4. 4
    An intensifier. Actually; really.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wearing his hat and coat, he looked outside and decided he should take an umbrella as well.
  2. They might as well walk as drive in this traffic.

This word in other languages

también(Español)aussi(Français)auch(Deutsch)também(Português)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "as well"?
"as well" is spelled A-S- -W-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is /æzwɛl/.
What does "as well" mean?
As an adverb, "as well" means: In addition; also.
How do you pronounce "as well"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "as well" is /æzwɛl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "as well" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list