# forthwith

> English word · Adverb · IPA /fɔːθˈwɪð/ · frequency rank #44,210

## Definitions
1. Without delay; immediately.

## Etymology
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).

## Common misspellings (15)
`fforthwith`, `forhtwith`, `forrthwith`, `forthhwith`, `forthiwth`, `forthwiht`, `forthwithh`, `forthwitth`, `forthwtih`, `forthwwith`, `fortthwith`, `fortwhith`, `fotrhwith`, `frothwith`, `ofrthwith`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/forthwith