hereafter
here·af·ter/hɪɹˈæftɚ/adverb, noun
hereafter is spelled H-E-R-E-A-F-T-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables (here·af·ter). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, hereafter means “From now on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hereafter?
| Letters | 9: H-E-R-E-A-F-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: here·af·ter |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hereafter?
Hereafter appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 hereafter?
- US /hɪɹˈæftɚ/
- UK /hɪəˈɹɑːftə/
Hereafter has 3 syllables, split here·af·ter in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-hereafter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hereafter?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hereafter from its last stressed vowel (/æftəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hereafter
- hereafters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hereafter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
From now on.
- 2
Sequentially after this point (in time, in the writing constituting a document, in the movement along a path, etc.)
- 3
datedIn time to come; in some future time or state.
noun
- 1
A future existence or state.
- 2
Existence after death.
adjective
- 1
archaicFuture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hereafter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | künftig, in der Zukunft , später, anschließend, ab hier, ab jetzt |
| Spanish | en adelante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hereafter come from?
From Old English hēræfter (“in the aftertime; later on”). By surface analysis, here + after.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).