# anyway vs away

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### anyway
*adverb · IPA /ˈɛniweɪ/ · frequency rank #1,293*
Regardless; anyhow.

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

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