herewith
adverb
herewith is spelled H-E-R-E-W-I-T-H: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, herewith means “with this; especially, with this letter or communication” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in herewith?
| Letters | 8: H-E-R-E-W-I-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is herewith?
Herewith appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 herewith?
Herewith has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does herewith mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
with this; especially, with this letter or communication
- 2
by this means
- 3
in this way, hereby
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Herewith in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense with this (especially, with this letter or communication):
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 herewith come from?
From Middle English herwith or her-with, from late Old English herwiþ. By surface analysis, here + with.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).