get away
"get-away" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“get away” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To move away (from).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | get away |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “get away” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for get away is 8 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for get away in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: get + away The correct English form is get away, spelled G-E-T- -A-W-A-Y.
Definition
- 1To move away (from).
- 2To avoid capture; to escape; to flee (from).
- 3To take a break from one's present circumstances; to journey (to), especially on holiday.
- 4To start moving; to depart.
- 5To slip from one's control.
Etymology
get + away
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “get away”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-E-T- -A-W-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.