run off with

verb

"run-off-with" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“run off with” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To steal or abscond with.

Corpus desk

Index EN-run-off-with · run off with · English

run off with · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for run off with
PropertyValue
Headwordrun off with
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “run off with” in English

run off withfalls 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.

Rare enough to double-check

run off with is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

run off with has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is run off with, spelled R-U-N- -O-F-F- -W-I-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    To steal or abscond with.
  2. 2
    To elope; to leave with (someone) with the intention of living with them or marrying them.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how run off with appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He ran off with my wallet.
  2. The chief accountant has run off with his secretary!

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 off with"?
"run off with" is spelled R-U-N- -O-F-F- -W-I-T-H.
What does "run off with" mean?
As a verb, "run off with" means: To steal or abscond with.
What language does "run off with" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list