afterimage
noun
afterimage is spelled A-F-T-E-R-I-M-A-G-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, afterimage means “An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of afterimage is afterimages.
How many letters and syllables are in afterimage?
| Letters | 10: A-F-T-E-R-I-M-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is afterimage?
Afterimage appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 afterimage?
Afterimage has 4 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).
Forms of afterimage
- afterimages plural
- after-image
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does afterimage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Afterimage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense image:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | imagen residual, imagen remanente |
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 afterimage come from?
From after- + image.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).