# anyway

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɛniweɪ/ · frequency rank #1,293

## Definitions
1. Regardless; anyhow.
2. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least.
3. Used to indicate a change of subject.
4. Used at the end of a question for emphasis, or to direct the conversation to something of more broad importance (compare with more to the point).
5. In any way.

## Etymology
From any + way.

## Easily confused with
- **away** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anyway-vs-away)
- **anyways** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anyway-vs-anyways)
- **Anya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-anyway)
- **Anwar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anwar-vs-anyway)
- **alway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alway-vs-anyway)
- **airway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airway-vs-anyway)

## Common misspellings (9)
`annyway`, `anwyay`, `anyawy`, `anywayy`, `anywway`, `anywya`, `anyyway`, `aynway`, `nayway`

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