carry away
"carry-away" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“carry away” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To steal; to take away.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carry away |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carry away” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
carry away is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
carry away has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is carry away, spelled C-A-R-R-Y- -A-W-A-Y.
Definition
- 1To steal; to take away.
- 2To be so excited that one is no longer in control of one's actions or behavior.
- 3To move away, as physically or emotionally.
- 4To take possession of the mind of; to charm, transport, or delude.
- 5To break under sudden pressure of violent wind.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “carry away”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-R-R-Y- -A-W-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.