aftereffect
/ˈɑːftəɹ.ɪˌfɛkt/
"aftereffect" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aftereffect” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.
Corpus desk
Index EN-aftereffect · aftereffect · English
aftereffect · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aftereffect |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɑːftəɹ.ɪˌfɛkt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “aftereffect” in English
Rare enough to double-check
aftereffect is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɑːftəɹ.ɪˌfɛkt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.".
aftereffect has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From after- + effect. The correct English form is aftereffect, spelled A-F-T-E-R-E-F-F-E-C-T.
Definition
- 1Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aftereffect appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And then Rook snapped out of it and noticed (in this strange state he was in—an aftereffect of the soma?) as clear as day everything—almost as if a sixth sense had become acute and he was fully aware of his eminent and imminent death and he saw everything crystal clearly and noticed that Anatoli, usually calm as a cucumber on the set, was now sweating and…
Since the Holocaust, fantasies of Jewish power are no longer Salonfähig, no longer openly expressible in “polite” society—at least in Western Europe and North America—even if continuities also persist in antisemitic thinking as do traumatic aftereffects for Jews around the world.
Etymology
From after- + effect.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.