# afterwards

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɑːftə.wədz/ · frequency rank #3,463

## Definitions
1. At a later or succeeding time; after that;

## Etymology
From Middle English afterwardes, from Old English æfteweard (“behind”) + -s (“(adverbial genitive)”). By surface analysis, after + -wards.

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`afetrwards`, `affterwards`, `afterawrds`, `afterrwards`, `afterwadrs`, `afterwardds`, `afterwardss`, `afterwarrds`, `afterwarsd`, `afterwrads`, `afterwwards`, `aftewrards`, `aftrewards`, `aftterwards`, `atferwards`, `faterwards`

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