with regard to
"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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | with regard to |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “with regard to” in English
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
- 1Concerning; about.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how with regard to appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I am writing with regard to the advertisement that you placed in last week's Daily News.
The Last Wish has a lot on its mind with regard to its characters, especially Puss himself.
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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.