run away with

verb

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"run-away-with" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“run away with” 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
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To leave secretly with another person, often with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.

Key facts for run away with
PropertyValue
Headwordrun away with
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “run away with” sits in English frequency

run away with 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 run away with is 13 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 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for run away with, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is run away with, spelled R-U-N- -A-W-A-Y- -W-I-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    To leave secretly with another person, often with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.
  2. 2
    To steal something and physically escape with it.
  3. 3
    To be misled (by).
  4. 4
    To overwhelm, get the better of.
  5. 5
    To be superior or outstanding in something.

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 "run away with"?
"run away with" is spelled R-U-N- -A-W-A-Y- -W-I-T-H.
What does "run away with" mean?
As a verb, "run away with" means: To leave secretly with another person, often with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.
What language does "run away with" come from?
"run away with" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “run away with”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is R-U-N- -A-W-A-Y- -W-I-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list