# getaway

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #14,764

## Definitions
1. A means of escape.
2. The effecting of an escape.
3. A vacation or holiday, or the destination for one.

## Etymology
Deverbal from get away.

## Easily confused with
- **gateway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gateway-vs-getaway)

## Common misspellings (10)
`egtaway`, `geatway`, `getaawy`, `getawayy`, `getawway`, `getawya`, `gettaway`, `getwaay`, `ggetaway`, `gteaway`

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