forthwithal

adv

"forthwithal" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forthwith; immediately.

Corpus desk

Index EN-forthwithal · forthwithal · English

forthwithal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for forthwithal
PropertyValue
Headwordforthwithal
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “forthwithal” in English

forthwithalsits 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

forthwithal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forthwith; immediately.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for forthwithal in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English forthwithall, equivalent to forth + withal. Compare Old English forþ mid ealle (“forthwith”, literally “forward with everything”). The correct English form is forthwithal, spelled F-O-R-T-H-W-I-T-H-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forthwith; immediately.

Etymology

From Middle English forthwithall, equivalent to forth + withal. Compare Old English forþ mid ealle (“forthwith”, literally “forward with everything”).

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 "forthwithal"?
"forthwithal" is spelled F-O-R-T-H-W-I-T-H-A-L.
What does "forthwithal" mean?
As an adverb, "forthwithal" means: Forthwith; immediately.
What is the origin of the word "forthwithal"?
From Middle English forthwithall, equivalent to forth + withal. Compare Old English forþ mid ealle (“forthwith”, literally “forward with everything”). 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