with regard to

prep

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

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Concerning; about.

Corpus desk

Index EN-with-regard-to · with regard to · English

with regard to · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 regard to
PropertyValue
Headwordwith regard to
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPreposition
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “with regard to” in English

with regard toranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

with regard to is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Concerning; about.".

Zero misspellings are on record for with regard to in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is with regard to, spelled W-I-T-H- -R-E-G-A-R-D- -T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Concerning; about.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I am writing with regard to the advertisement that you placed in last week's Daily News.
  2. The Last Wish has a lot on its mind with regard to its characters, especially Puss himself.

Synonyms

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 regard to"?
"with regard to" is spelled W-I-T-H- -R-E-G-A-R-D- -T-O.
What does "with regard to" mean?
As a preposition, "with regard to" means: Concerning; about.
What language does "with regard to" come from?
"with regard to" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list