afterburn
noun
afterburn is spelled A-F-T-E-R-B-U-R-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, afterburn means “The burning of further calories after the end of a period of vigorous exercise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of afterburn is afterburns.
How many letters and syllables are in afterburn?
| Letters | 9: A-F-T-E-R-B-U-R-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 afterburn?
Afterburn appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 afterburn?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-afterburn.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of afterburn
- afterburns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does afterburn mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The burning of further calories after the end of a period of vigorous exercise.
- 2
The practice of criticizing a person after they have left, or stopped contributing to the conversation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Afterburn in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense further calories burning after exercise:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Nachbrennwirkung, Nachbrenneffekt |
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 afterburn come from?
From after- + burn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).