após

//ɐ.ˈpɔʃ// adv

The verdict

“após” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #187 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adverb.

#187
frequency rank, Portuguese
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: em seguimento

Key facts for após
PropertyValue
Headwordapós
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ɐ.ˈpɔʃ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#187
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “após” sits in Portuguese 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). após lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for após is 4 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ˈpɔʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #187 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "em seguimento".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for após, with forms such as "appós", "apsó", and "apóss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "As", "ato", "avô", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is após, spelled A-P-Ó-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    em seguimento

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: appós,apsó,apóss,aóps,paós

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of após — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "após"

appós1apsó2apóss1aóps2paós2
Edit distance from "após"

Frequency rank: #187 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "após"?
"após" is spelled A-P-Ó-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈpɔʃ/.
What does "após" mean?
As an adverb, "após" means: em seguimento
What words are commonly confused with "após"?
"após" is commonly confused with "As", "ato", "avô". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "após"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "após" is /ɐ.ˈpɔʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "após" come from?
"após" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “após”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-P-Ó-S — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.ˈpɔʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “As” — see the side-by-side comparison. após vs As
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index:

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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.