aftertime
/ˈɑːf.tə.taɪm/
"aftertime" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aftertime” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A later time; the future.
Corpus desk
Index EN-aftertime · aftertime · English
aftertime · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aftertime |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɑːf.tə.taɪm/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “aftertime” in English
Rare enough to double-check
aftertime is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɑːf.tə.taɪm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for aftertime in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From after- + time. The correct English form is aftertime, spelled A-F-T-E-R-T-I-M-E.
Definition
- 1A later time; the future.
- 2The process in which a harmony singer or background singer repeats a line or a series of words in a song separately after the lead singer rather than singing it in unison with the lead singer; prominent in country music and Southern gospel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aftertime appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lastly, she pictured to herself how this same little sister of hers would, in the after-time, be herself a grown woman; and how she would keep, through all her riper years, the simple and loving heart of her childhood […]
Toward morning, while the old man sat exhausted and asleep in his chair where he had been sitting before his books as one who watches by his beloved dead and prints the features on his memory for a solace in the aftertime of empty desolation, his daughter sprang into the room and gently woke him, saying-- "My presentiment was true!
Etymology
From after- + time.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.