Afton

/ˈæf.tən/

//ˈæf.tən// name

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"afton" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Afton” is an uncommon English word, ranked #60,606 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#60,606
frequency rank, English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city in Iowa.

Key facts for Afton
PropertyValue
HeadwordAfton
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈæf.tən/
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,606
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Afton” 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). Afton lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Afton is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæf.tən/. Corpus data places it at rank #60,606 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Afton, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Afton, spelled A-F-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in Iowa.
  2. 2
    A city in Minnesota.
  3. 3
    A ghost town in Nevada.
  4. 4
    A town and village in New York.
  5. 5
    A town in Oklahoma.
  6. 6
    A settlement in Prince Edward Island.
  7. 7
    A town in Wyoming.
  8. 8
    A town in Tennessee.

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 "Afton"?
"Afton" is spelled A-F-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæf.tən/.
What does "Afton" mean?
As a proper noun, "Afton" means: A city in Iowa.
How do you pronounce "Afton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Afton" is /ˈæf.tən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Afton" come from?
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Using “Afton”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-F-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈæf.tən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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