After

[ˈaftɐ]

/[ˈaftɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“After” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,322. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,322
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Austrittsöffnung des Darms, durch welche der Kot den Darm verlässt

Corpus desk

Index DE-after · After · German

After · rank #8,322 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,322
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adrian

Nearest frequency peer: Adrian (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „After“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „After“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

After vs ALTE
20% similar
After vs Atem
60% similar
After vs arte
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for After
PropertyValue
HeadwordAfter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaftɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,322
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „After“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Afterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Adrian“ (#8,321), „ahnen“ (#8,323), „accounts“ (#8,320). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „After“ bei #8,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around After (IPA [ˈaftɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,322 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Austrittsöffnung des Darms, durch welche der Kot den Darm verlässt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for After, with forms such as "afetr", "affter", and "afterr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ALTE", "Atem", "arte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is After, spelled A-F-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Austrittsöffnung des Darms, durch welche der Kot den Darm verlässt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wegen der Hygiene ist es erforderlich, sich den After sauber zu halten.
  2. „Mit Hilfe eines Blasebalges wurde dem Tier so viel Luft in den After gepumpt, bis er wie eine Boje auf den Wellen umherdümpelte.“

Synonyms

AnusArschlochPolochPoperzeRosette

This word in other languages

anus(English)ano(Español)anus(Français)ânus(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afetr
  • affter
  • afterr
  • aftre
  • aftter
  • atfer
  • fater

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of After - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afetr2affter1afterr1aftre2aftter1atfer2fater2
Edit distance from "After"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "After"?
"After" is spelled A-F-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaftɐ].
What does "After" mean?
As a noun, "After" means: Austrittsöffnung des Darms, durch welche der Kot den Darm verlässt
What words are commonly confused with "After"?
"After" is commonly confused with "ALTE", "Atem", "arte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "After"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "After" is [ˈaftɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "After" come from?
"After" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "After", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ahnen#8,323Alben#8,325Boote#8,336Bruce#8,339

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Dosis7 variantsFeder7 variantsForst7 variantsruhen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list