# afoot vs aft

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### afoot
*adverb · IPA /əˈfʊt/ · frequency rank #33,110*
On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)

### aft
*noun · IPA /ɑːft/ · frequency rank #17,285*
The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afoot-vs-aft