# allay vs away

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### allay
*verb · IPA /əˈleɪ/ · frequency rank #41,993*
To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

### away
*adverb · IPA /əˈweɪ/ · frequency rank #214*
From a place, hence.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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