afeard
/əˈfɪə(ɹ)d/obsolete
afeard is spelled A-F-E-A-R-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, afeard means “Afraid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in afeard?
| Letters | 6: A-F-E-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is afeard?
Afeard appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce afeard?
- /əˈfɪə(ɹ)d/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of afeard
- more afeard comparative
- most afeard superlative
- afeared
- affeard
- affeared
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does afeard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
archaicAfraid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does afeard come from?
From afear + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).