forthwith
forth·with/fɔɹθˈwɪθ/adverb
forthwith is spelled F-O-R-T-H-W-I-T-H: 9 letters and 2 syllables (forth·with). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, forthwith means “Without delay; immediately” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in forthwith?
| Letters | 9: F-O-R-T-H-W-I-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: forth·with |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is forthwith?
Forthwith appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce forthwith?
- UK /fɔːθˈwɪð/
- UK /-ˈwɪθ/
- US /fɔɹθˈwɪθ/
Forthwith has 2 syllables, split forth·with in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-forthwith.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with forthwith?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as forthwith from its last stressed vowel (/ɪθ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does forthwith mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Without delay; immediately.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forthwith in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without delay – see also immediately, right away:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aussitôt, séance tenante, de ce pas, tout de suite, immédiatement, sans délai |
| German | sofort, unverzüglich, umgehend |
| Portuguese | imediatamente |
| Spanish | inmediatamente, enseguida, ahora mismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does forthwith come from?
From Middle English forth-with (“at once, immediately; at the same time, already; straight ahead”) [and other forms], partly from the phrase forth with (something), and partly from forth-with-al, furth-with-al (“at once, immediately; together with”) (whence forthwithal).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).