straightaway
/ˈstɹeɪtəˌweɪ/
"straightaway" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“straightaway” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #45,102 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #45,102
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of straightway (“A straight section of a racetrack.”).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | straightaway |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈstɹeɪtəˌweɪ/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #45,102 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “straightaway” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for straightaway is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈstɹeɪtəˌweɪ/. Corpus data places it at rank #45,102 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Alternative form of straightway (“A straight section of a racetrack.”).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for straightaway, with forms such as "srtaightaway", "sstraightaway", and "starightaway". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is straightaway, spelled S-T-R-A-I-G-H-T-A-W-A-Y.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of straightway (“A straight section of a racetrack.”).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: srtaightaway,sstraightaway,starightaway,stragihtaway,straigghtaway,straighatway,straighhtaway,straightaawy,straightawayy,straightawway,straightawya,straighttaway,straightwaay,straigthaway,straihgtaway,striaghtaway,strraightaway,sttraightaway,tsraightaway
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of straightaway - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “straightaway”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-T-R-A-I-G-H-T-A-W-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈstɹeɪtəˌweɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.