fadeaway
noun
fadeaway is spelled F-A-D-E-A-W-A-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fadeaway means “An instance of fading away, of diminishing in proximity or intensity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fadeaway is fadeaways.
How many letters and syllables are in fadeaway?
| Letters | 8: F-A-D-E-A-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fadeaway?
Fadeaway appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 fadeaway?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-fadeaway.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with fadeaway
Also written: fade-away (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of fadeaway
- fadeaways plural
- fade-away
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fadeaway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instance of fading away, of diminishing in proximity or intensity.
- 2
A jump shot made while jumping backwards, away from the basket, with the goal to create space between the shooter and the defender, making it much harder to block.
- 3
slangThe ending of a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation.
Why some people choose to do the infamous "fadeaway" instead of a clean break?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does fadeaway come from?
Deverbal from fade away.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).