afternoon

\ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun\

/\ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun\/ noun

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The verdict

“afternoon” is uncommon French (frequency #83,561 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,561
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Moment de la journée) Après-midi.

Key facts for afternoon
PropertyValue
Headwordafternoon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun\
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,561
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “afternoon” sits in French 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). afternoon lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

afternoon is uncommon French at frequency #83,561 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Moment de la journée) Après-midi.".

afternoon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 French form is afternoon, spelled A-F-T-E-R-N-O-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Moment de la journée) Après-midi.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "afternoon"?
"afternoon" is spelled A-F-T-E-R-N-O-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun\.
What does "afternoon" mean?
As a noun, "afternoon" means: (Moment de la journée) Après-midi.
How do you pronounce "afternoon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afternoon" is \ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afternoon" come from?
"afternoon" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “afternoon”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-F-T-E-R-N-O-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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