aftermath
/ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/noun
aftermath is spelled A-F-T-E-R-M-A-T-H: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aftermath means “That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aftermath is aftermaths.
How many letters and syllables are in aftermath?
| Letters | 9: A-F-T-E-R-M-A-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.9 times per million words; the 8,266th 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 aftermath?
Aftermath appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th 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 aftermath?
- US /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/
- UK /ˈɑːf.təˌmæθ/
- UK /ˈɑːf.təˌmɑːθ/
Aftermath has 3 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: En-us-aftermath.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aftermath
- aftermaths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aftermath mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting.
- 2
obsoleteA second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aftermath in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | séquelles, contrecoup, impact, dégâts , regain |
| German | Nachwirkung, Folge, Nachwehen, Nachspiel, Folgezeit , Nachmahd |
| Portuguese | resultado, rescaldo |
| Spanish | consecuencia, secuela |
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 aftermath come from?
From after- + math (“a mowing”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).