afterpiece
noun
afterpiece is spelled A-F-T-E-R-P-I-E-C-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, afterpiece means “An additional work following the main work; especially, a minor entertainment performed after a play” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of afterpiece is afterpieces.
How many letters and syllables are in afterpiece?
| Letters | 10: A-F-T-E-R-P-I-E-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 afterpiece?
Afterpiece appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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).
Forms of afterpiece
- afterpieces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does afterpiece mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An additional work following the main work; especially, a minor entertainment performed after a play.
There was a silly after-piece called Carnarvon Castle, or, The Birth of the Prince of Wales.
- 2
The heel of a rudder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does afterpiece come from?
From after- + piece.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).