far and away
"far-and-away" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“far and away” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - By a large degree or margin; greatly (used before comparative and superlative adjectives).
Corpus desk
Index EN-far-and-away · far and away · English
far and away · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | far and away |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “far and away” in English
Rare enough to double-check
far and away is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "By a large degree or margin; greatly (used before comparative and superlative adjectives).".
far and away doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is far and away, spelled F-A-R- -A-N-D- -A-W-A-Y.
Definition
- 1By a large degree or margin; greatly (used before comparative and superlative adjectives).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how far and away appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Their coffee is far and away the best in town.
Synonyms
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.