# freeway

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹiː.weɪ/ · frequency rank #12,779

## Definitions
1. A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each
2. A toll-free highway.

## Etymology
From free + way.

## Easily confused with
- **freely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freely-vs-freeway)
- **Fenway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fenway-vs-freeway)
- **freeman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freeman-vs-freeway)
- **freeware** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freeware-vs-freeway)

## Common misspellings (10)
`fereway`, `ffreeway`, `freeawy`, `freewayy`, `freewway`, `freewya`, `freway`, `freweay`, `frreeway`, `rfeeway`

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