therewith
/ðɛəˈwɪθ/
"therewith" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“therewith” is uncommon English (frequency #52,044 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,044
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - With this, that or those.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | therewith |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ðɛəˈwɪθ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #52,044 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “therewith” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
therewith is uncommon English at frequency #52,044 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ðɛəˈwɪθ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for therewith, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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: c. 1200, from Middle English therwith, from Old English þǣrwiþ (“therewith, in return, in exchange, against”), equivalent to there + with. Cognate with Danish derved (“therewith”), Swedish därvid (“therewith, thereby”). Parallel with Dutch daarmee, German d… The correct English form is therewith, spelled T-H-E-R-E-W-I-T-H.
Definition
- 1With this, that or those.
- 2In addition to that; besides, moreover.
- 3Thereupon, forthwith; with that being said or done.
Etymology
c. 1200, from Middle English therwith, from Old English þǣrwiþ (“therewith, in return, in exchange, against”), equivalent to there + with. Cognate with Danish derved (“therewith”), Swedish därvid (“therewith, thereby”). Parallel with Dutch daarmee, German damit (“therewith”), though etymologically different. See also theremid.
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.
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Using “therewith”
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- The one correct English spelling is T-H-E-R-E-W-I-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.