afield
/əˈfiːld/adverb
afield is spelled A-F-I-E-L-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, afield means “Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in afield?
| Letters | 6: A-F-I-E-L-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is afield?
Afield appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 afield?
- /əˈfiːld/
Afield has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-afield.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-afield.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with afield?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as afield.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: failed.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of afield
- more afield comparative
- most afield superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does afield mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.)
This latest excursion took us farther afield than ever.
- 2
On the field.
We now have both teams afield and can begin the match.
- 3
Out in the open.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Afield in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does afield come from?
From Middle English afeld, a-felde, o felde, on felde, from Old English on felde (“afield”, literally “in (the) field”), equivalent to a- (“on”) + field.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).