afters

noun

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"afters" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“afters” is an uncommon English word, ranked #72,070 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#72,070
frequency rank, English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dessert.

Key facts for afters
PropertyValue
Headwordafters
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,070
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “afters” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). afters lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for afters is 6 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #72,070 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

afters doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: after + -s (hypocoristic suffix) The correct English form is afters, spelled A-F-T-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dessert.
  2. 2
    The festivities held after a wedding meal.
  3. 3
    Fighting or arguing off the ball or when play has stopped.
  4. 4
    An after-hours drinking session in a public house.
  5. 5
    After-school care service.

Etymology

after + -s (hypocoristic suffix)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "afters"?
"afters" is spelled A-F-T-E-R-S.
What does "afters" mean?
As a noun, "afters" means: Dessert.
What is the origin of the word "afters"?
after + -s (hypocoristic suffix) See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “afters”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-F-T-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list