giveaway
noun, adjective
giveaway is spelled G-I-V-E-A-W-A-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “give-away vs giveaway” about 20 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, giveaway means “Something that is given away or handed out for free” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of giveaway is giveaways.
How many letters and syllables are in giveaway?
| Letters | 8: G-I-V-E-A-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 13,897th 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 giveaway?
Giveaway appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th 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 giveaway?
Giveaway 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-giveaway.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with giveaway
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: give-away (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of giveaway
- giveaways plural
- give-away
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does giveaway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something that is given away or handed out for free.
The T-shirt was a giveaway from the company that sells the software.
- 2
An event at which things are given away for free.
- 3
The act of giving something away for free.
- 4
An indicator that makes something obvious or apparent.
Near-synonyms: clue, sign, tell
adjective
- 1
free of charge, at no cost.
- 2
very low.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Giveaway in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Werbegeschenk, Gratisartikel , Giveaway, Werbeveranstaltung, Verschenkaktion |
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 giveaway come from?
Deverbal from give away.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).