# afoot

> English word · Adverb · IPA /əˈfʊt/ · frequency rank #33,110

## Definitions
1. On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
2. On foot. (support of the body, standing)
3. In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in progress.

## Etymology
From a- + foot.

## Easily confused with
- **aft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afoot-vs-aft)
- **alot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afoot-vs-alot)
- **aloft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afoot-vs-aloft)
- **Ascot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afoot-vs-ascot)
- **aloof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afoot-vs-aloof)
- **allot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afoot-vs-allot)
- **afoul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afoot-vs-afoul)
- **about** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/about-vs-afoot)
- **adopt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adopt-vs-afoot)
- **abbot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abbot-vs-afoot)
- **abort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abort-vs-afoot)
- **afloat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afloat-vs-afoot)

## Common misspellings (6)
`affoot`, `afoott`, `afot`, `afoto`, `aofot`, `faoot`

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