# Afar vs after

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Afar
*name · IPA /ˈɑːfɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #18,231*
A Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.

### after
*adverb · IPA /ˈɑːftə/ · frequency rank #80*
Behind; later in time; following.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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