# airway

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛə.weɪ/ · frequency rank #22,568

## Definitions
1. The trachea.
2. A flight path used by aeroplanes.
3. A roadway used for ventilation.

## Etymology
From air + way.

## Easily confused with
- **away** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airway-vs-away)
- **airy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airway-vs-airy)
- **array** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airway-vs-array)
- **alway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airway-vs-alway)
- **anyway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airway-vs-anyway)
- **airbag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airbag-vs-airway)
- **airman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airman-vs-airway)
- **airplay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airplay-vs-airway)

## Common misspellings (8)
`airawy`, `airrway`, `airwayy`, `airwway`, `airwya`, `aiwray`, `ariway`, `iarway`

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