breakaway

Name: breakaway, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈbɹeɪkəweɪ/

//ˈbɹeɪkəweɪ// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“breakaway” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,594
frequency rank, English: 31,241
“B” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having broken away from a larger unit.

Corpus desk

Index EN-breakaway · breakaway · English

breakaway · rank #22,594 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #22,594
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-DENSE 31,241
PHOTO-FINISH brainer

Nearest frequency peer: brainer (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Bosnian

77,410
Bragg

77,409
brainer

77,408
breakaway

77,407
breathless

77,405
briefed

77,404

What this shows Bars show where “breakaway” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Key facts for breakaway
Property	Value
Headword	breakaway
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ˈbɹeɪkəweɪ/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#22,594
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “breakaway” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). breakaway lands here:

#22,594

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around breakaway (IPA /ˈbɹeɪkəweɪ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,594 among 31,241 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for breakaway, with forms such as "bbreakaway", "berakaway", and "braekaway". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From break + away, a deverbal from break away. The correct English form is breakaway, spelled B-R-E-A-K-A-W-A-Y.

Definition

1
Having broken away from a larger unit.
2
Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.
3
Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
4
Enjoying rapid popular success.

Etymology

From break + away, a deverbal from break away.

This word in other languages

separado(Español)dissident(Français)abtrünnig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bbreakaway
berakaway
braekaway
breaakway
breakaawy
breakawayy
breakawway
breakawya
breakkaway
breakwaay
brekaaway
brreakaway
rbeakaway

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of breakaway - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "breakaway"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "breakaway"?

"breakaway" is spelled B-R-E-A-K-A-W-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɹeɪkəweɪ/.

What does "breakaway" mean?

As an adjective, "breakaway" means: Having broken away from a larger unit.

What are common misspellings of "breakaway"?

Common misspellings include "bbreakaway", "berakaway", "braekaway", "breaakway", "breakaawy". The correct spelling is "breakaway".

How do you pronounce "breakaway"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "breakaway" is /ˈbɹeɪkəweɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "breakaway"?

From break + away, a deverbal from break away. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "breakaway", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

bitching13 variants browsers13 variants Alessandro13 variants deepening13 variants

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.