herewith
"herewith" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“herewith” is uncommon English (frequency #60,154 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,154
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - with this; especially, with this letter or communication
Corpus desk
Index EN-herewith · herewith · English
herewith · rank #60,154 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,154
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,837
- PHOTO-FINISH herbivore
Nearest frequency peer: herbivore (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “herewith”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- headwear
headwear
39,852 corpus weight
- Hepworth
Hepworth
39,849 corpus weight
- herbivore
herbivore
39,848 corpus weight
- herewith
herewith
39,847 corpus weight
- Hewett
Hewett
39,846 corpus weight
- Higginson
Higginson
39,845 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “herewith” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herewith |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #60,154 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “herewith” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
herewith is uncommon English at frequency #60,154 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for herewith, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English herwith or her-with, from late Old English herwiþ. By surface analysis, here + with. The correct English form is herewith, spelled H-E-R-E-W-I-T-H.
Definition
- 1with this; especially, with this letter or communication
- 2by this means
- 3in this way, hereby
Etymology
From Middle English herwith or her-with, from late Old English herwiþ. By surface analysis, here + with.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "herewith"?
What does "herewith" mean?
What is the origin of the word "herewith"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "herewith", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.