with pleasure

/wəð ˈpleʒ.ə/

//wəð ˈpleʒ.ə// prep_phrase

"with-pleasure" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Willingly; without argument.

Corpus desk

Index EN-with-pleasure · with pleasure · English

with pleasure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for with pleasure
PropertyValue
Headwordwith pleasure
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPrep_phrase
IPA/wəð ˈpleʒ.ə/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “with pleasure” in English

with pleasuresits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

with pleasure is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase, transcribed /wəð ˈpleʒ.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Willingly; without argument.".

No misspelling variants are generated for with pleasure in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is with pleasure, spelled W-I-T-H- -P-L-E-A-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Willingly; without argument.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how with pleasure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Near-synonyms: (as a reply or otherwise adverbially) gladly, happily
  2. A: Would you be willing to take a business trip to Toronto next month? B: With pleasure! I love Toronto.

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 "with pleasure"?
"with pleasure" is spelled W-I-T-H- -P-L-E-A-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /wəð ˈpleʒ.ə/.
What does "with pleasure" mean?
As a prep_phrase, "with pleasure" means: Willingly; without argument.
How do you pronounce "with pleasure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "with pleasure" is /wəð ˈpleʒ.ə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "with pleasure" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list