aftertouch
noun
aftertouch is spelled A-F-T-E-R-T-O-U-C-H: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aftertouch means “Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aftertouch is aftertouches.
How many letters and syllables are in aftertouch?
| Letters | 10: A-F-T-E-R-T-O-U-C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 aftertouch?
Aftertouch appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 aftertouch?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-aftertouch.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aftertouch
- aftertouches plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aftertouch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
- 2
rareA touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
- 3
A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aftertouch come from?
From after- + touch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).