cutaway
/ˈkʌtəweɪ/noun, adjective
cutaway is spelled C-U-T-A-W-A-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cutaway means “A men's coat with the front cut back away from the waist, as worn on formal occasions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cutaway is cutaways.
How many letters and syllables are in cutaway?
| Letters | 7: C-U-T-A-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cutaway?
Cutaway appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cutaway?
- /ˈkʌtəweɪ/
Cutaway has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cutaway.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with cutaway
Also written: cut-away (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of cutaway
- cutaways plural
- cut-away
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cutaway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A men's coat with the front cut back away from the waist, as worn on formal occasions.
- 2
A diagram or model having outer layers removed so as to show the interior.
- 3
A brief shot that temporarily takes the viewer away from the principal action, especially to show a reaction, illustration etc.; an instance of moving to such a shot.
- 4
An indentation in the upper bout of a guitar's body adjacent to the neck, allowing easier access to the upper frets.
- 5
A guitar having a cutaway.
- 6
IrelandShort for cutaway bog
adjective
- 1
Having selected portions of the outside removed so as to give an impression of the interior.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cutaway in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | queue-de-pie , plan de coupe , échancrure |
| German | Cutaway |
| Spanish | chaqué , plano recurso, videoclip insertado , guitarra con corte , vista en corte , en corte |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cutaway come from?
Deverbal from cut away.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).