faraway
/ˈfɑɹəweɪ/adjective, noun
faraway is spelled F-A-R-A-W-A-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “far-away vs faraway” about 70 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, faraway means “Distant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in faraway?
| Letters | 7: F-A-R-A-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is faraway?
Faraway appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 faraway?
- /ˈfɑɹəweɪ/
Faraway 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-faraway.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with faraway
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: far-away (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of faraway
- far away
- far-away
- faraways plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does faraway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Distant.
She lived in a faraway village in a faraway land.
- 2
Not mentally present, as when daydreaming.
There was a faraway look on his face.
noun
- 1
One who lives a great distance away.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Faraway in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | abgelegen, entfernt , abwesend |
| Portuguese | longínquo |
| Spanish | alejado, distante, lejano |
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 faraway come from?
Univerbation of far + away.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).