Which to use
“Award” is a noun and “away” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,636
- “Award” frequency rank
- #15,565
- “away” frequency rank
- 22201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Award | away |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Preis, der von einer Jury verliehen wird | weg, fort, abwesend |
Letter map: Award vs away
Shared letters muted; letters that set Award and away apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Award runs 5 letters (VCVCC) against away's 4 (VCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for Award / away
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Award is anoun and awayanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Award is recorded at frequency rank #6,636, classified as anoun, pronounced [əˈwɔːd]. away is at rank #15,565, tagged as anadv, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22201, this pair ranks #1,877,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Award vs away
Shared letters: aw. Private to "Award": dr. Private to "away": y.
"Award" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "away" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Award" and "away" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Award" or "away"?
What to do next
Pair "Award" vs "away" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Award" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "away" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,877,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Award" and "away" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "away vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,877,054 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.