# thereafter

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˌðɛəɹˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #7,511

## Definitions
1. After that time, from then on; thenceforth.
2. After that (the thing aforementioned).

## Etymology
From Middle English therafter, theraftir, þerefter, þerafter, þeræfter, from Old English þǣræfter (“after that; thereafter”), equivalent to there + after. Cognate with Saterland Frisian deerätter (“thereafter”), West Frisian dêrefter (“behind that; thereafter”), Dutch daarachter (“behind that; thereafter”), German Low German daarachter (“behind that”), Danish derefter (“thereafter”), Swedish därefter (“thereafter”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`htereafter`, `tehreafter`, `theerafter`, `theraefter`, `thereafetr`, `thereaffter`, `thereafterr`, `thereaftre`, `thereaftter`, `thereatfer`, `therefater`, `therreafter`, `thhereafter`, `threeafter`, `tthereafter`

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