put away

Name: put away, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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verb

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“put 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 put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.

Key facts for put away
Property	Value
Headword	put away
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
Letters	8
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “put away” sits in English frequency

put away falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for put 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 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for put away, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is put away, spelled P-U-T- -A-W-A-Y.

Definition

1
To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
2
To store, add to one's stores for later use.
3
To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.
4
To send (someone) to prison or mental asylum.
5
To kill someone.
6
To knock out an opponent.
7
To discard, divest oneself of.
8
To fend off, deflect; to dismiss.
9
To divorce.
10
To take a large lead in a game, especially enough to guarantee victory or make the game no longer competitive.
11
To strike out a batter.
12
To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.
13
To hit the ball in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it; see passing shot.

This word in other languages

guardar(Español)ranger(Français)wegräumen(Deutsch)guardar(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "put away"?

"put away" is spelled P-U-T- -A-W-A-Y.

What does "put away" mean?

As a verb, "put away" means: To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.

What language does "put away" come from?

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Using “put away”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is P-U-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.