# castaway

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkæs.tə.weɪ/ · frequency rank #46,366

## Definitions
1. Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
2. Shipwrecked.
3. Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.

## Etymology
Deverbal from cast away.

## Easily confused with
- **Callaway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/callaway-vs-castaway)

## Common misspellings (12)
`acstaway`, `casatway`, `casstaway`, `castaawy`, `castawayy`, `castawway`, `castawya`, `casttaway`, `castwaay`, `catsaway`, `ccastaway`, `csataway`

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