# hereafter

> English word · Adverb · IPA /hɪɹˈæftɚ/ · frequency rank #25,407

## Definitions
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. In time to come; in some future time or state.

## Etymology
From Old English hēræfter (“in the aftertime; later on”). By surface analysis, here + after.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`ehreafter`, `heerafter`, `heraefter`, `hereafetr`, `hereaffter`, `hereafterr`, `hereaftre`, `hereaftter`, `hereatfer`, `herefater`, `herreafter`, `hhereafter`, `hreeafter`

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