# breakaway

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɹeɪkəweɪ/ · frequency rank #22,594

## Definitions
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.

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbreakaway`, `berakaway`, `braekaway`, `breaakway`, `breakaawy`, `breakawayy`, `breakawway`, `breakawya`, `breakkaway`, `breakwaay`, `brekaaway`, `brreakaway`, `rbeakaway`

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