# halfway

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˌhæfˈweɪ/ · frequency rank #6,476

## Definitions
1. Half of the way between two points.
2. Moderately; somewhat.

## Etymology
From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Compare partway.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halfway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`ahlfway`, `haflway`, `halfawy`, `halffway`, `halfwayy`, `halfwway`, `halfwya`, `hallfway`, `halwfay`, `hhalfway`, `hlafway`

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