# notwithstanding

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,457

## Definitions
1. Nevertheless, all the same.

## Etymology
From Middle English notwithstandinge, notwithstondyng, natwithstandyng, equivalent to not + withstanding. Compare Middle English notgainstonding, not aȝenstondynge, of similar meaning and formation.

## Common misspellings (25)
`nnotwithstanding`, `notiwthstanding`, `nottwithstanding`, `notwihtstanding`, `notwithhstanding`, `notwithsatnding`, `notwithsstanding`, `notwithstadning`, `notwithstandding`, `notwithstandign`, `notwithstandingg`, `notwithstandinng`, `notwithstandnig`, `notwithstanidng`, `notwithstannding`, `notwithstnading`, `notwithsttanding`, `notwithtsanding`, `notwitshtanding`, `notwitthstanding`, `notwtihstanding`, `notwwithstanding`, `nowtithstanding`, `ntowithstanding`, `ontwithstanding`

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