# afternoon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/ · frequency rank #1,927

## Definitions
1. The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
2. The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.
3. A party or social event held in the afternoon.

## Etymology
From Middle English afternone, after-non, equivalent to after- + noon.

## Easily confused with
- **afternoons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afternoon-vs-afternoons)

## Common misspellings (13)
`afetrnoon`, `affternoon`, `aftenroon`, `afternnoon`, `afternon`, `afternono`, `afternoonn`, `afteronon`, `afterrnoon`, `aftrenoon`, `aftternoon`, `atfernoon`, `faternoon`

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