regardless of

prep

"regardless-of" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Without attention to; without regard for.

Key facts for regardless of
PropertyValue
Headwordregardless of
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPreposition
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “regardless of” sits in English frequency

regardless of falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

regardless of is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Without attention to; without regard for.".

regardless of has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is regardless of, spelled R-E-G-A-R-D-L-E-S-S- -O-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Without attention to; without regard for.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regardless of"?
"regardless of" is spelled R-E-G-A-R-D-L-E-S-S- -O-F.
What does "regardless of" mean?
As a preposition, "regardless of" means: Without attention to; without regard for.
What language does "regardless of" come from?
"regardless of" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “regardless of”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-G-A-R-D-L-E-S-S- -O-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list