run away
verb
run away is spelled R-U-N-A-W-A-Y: 7 letters. People search “run-away vs runaway” about 70 times a month (Google, United States). As a verb, run away means “To flee by running” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in run away?
| Letters | 7: R-U-N-A-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 do you pronounce run away?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AcpoKrane-runaway.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-run_away.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with run away
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: runaway (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of run away
- runs away present, singular, he/she/it
- running away participle, present
- ran away past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does run away mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To flee by running.
The crowd had to run away from the burning structure with only the clothes on their backs.
- 2
To leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile.
My parents want me to take a bath every day? Fine, I'm running away.
- 3
To become a runaway. (of a device or vehicle)
The train's brakes failed and it ran away.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of runaway.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Run away in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | s'enfuir |
| German | wegrennen, davonlaufen , ausreißen, durchbrennen |
| Portuguese | fugir |
| Spanish | huir , escapar, arrancarse, pirarse, pirárselas |
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 run away come from?
Deverbal from run away.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).