get away
"get-away" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“get away” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To move away (from).
Corpus desk
Index EN-get-away · get away · English
get away · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | get away |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “get away” in English
Rare enough to double-check
get away is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how get away appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Get away from the edge of the cliff!
Get away from me!
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.