hereinafter
/ˈhɪɹɪnˈæftɚ/adverb
hereinafter is spelled H-E-R-E-I-N-A-F-T-E-R: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, hereinafter means “In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hereinafter?
| Letters | 11: H-E-R-E-I-N-A-F-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th 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 hereinafter?
Hereinafter appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 hereinafter?
- US /ˈhɪɹɪnˈæftɚ/
- UK /ˈhɪəɹɪnˈɑːftə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-hereinafter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hereinafter?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hereinafter 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).
What does hereinafter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hereinafter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ci-après |
| German | im Folgenden, nachfolgend, nachstehend |
| Portuguese | doravante |
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 hereinafter come from?
From herein + after.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).